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Untitled US$3,000-5,000
inkandwatercolouronpaper 7.25x10.25in.(18.3x26cm.)
InitialedinHindi(lowerright)
PROVENANCE Privatecollection,NewDelhi
LOT 1 BADRINARAYAN (1929-2013)
LOT 2 BHUPENKHAKHAR (1934-2003)
Couple
watercoloronpaper 10x10.5in.(25.4x26.7cm.) paintedcirca1990s
US$7,000-10,000
SignedinGujarati(centreright)
PROVENANCE
AcquireddirectlyfromtheartistPrivateCollection,Gujarat Gallery7,Mumbai PrivateCollection,NewYork Artiana/Sale2206/Lot13/Classical,Modern&Contemporary SouthAsianArtAuction/Dubai/15-19December2022 PrivateCollection,Mumbai EXHIBITEDANDPUBLISHED PAANCH(WorksofBhupenKhakhar,K.G.Subramanyan, MukulDey,RabindranathTagore&V.S.Gaitonde), Gallery7,Mumbai,29January-23March2019 PAANCH,ExhibitionCatalogue,Mumbai, 2019,pg.13(illustrated)
BeforetheacclaimedBindusurfacedinSayedHaiderRaza’swork,hebeganasalandscapeartist.Hisearliestworkswere composedofexpressionistlandscapeswhichgraduallyevolvedtorigidandgeometricrepresentationsofFrenchtownsand villagesfollowinghismovetoParis.
Intheearly1960s,Raza’sexposuretotheNewYorkSchoolofpaintersandtoAbstractExpressionismmarkedashiftinhis paintings.HebegantointegratevitalelementsofhisIndianheritageandmemoriesintohispaintings.Rootedinhischildhood memoriesoflifegrowingupclosetothedenseforestofMadhyaPradesh,hisworkfusedsymbolicabstractformsintoa powerfulexpressionofmoodandatmosphereoftheIndiannight.Raza’sthemeremainedonlandscapebuthislinesbegan toblur,reflectinghisengagementwiththenon-representational.Colourbegantodominatehiswork,especiallyblack,which forhimwasthemothercolourfromwhichotherhueswereborn.Majorityofthepaintingfromthisperiodwasemerging fromdarkness,crepuscularandalmosthallucinatory.Hestartedshowingthemoreintangibleaspectsofalandscaperather thanmimeticrepresentation.Insteadofthephysicalattributes,hedeftlymanipulatedcolourandlighttofocusonthe emotionasceneevoked.
ThepresentlotrepresentstheculminationofthisperiodofexperimentationinS.HRaza’scareer,hemasterfullyusedan emotive,largelymonochromaticpalettetorecreatetheelusivemoodbroughtonbythedescentofnight.Theauraofthe nightissuggestedbyestablishingamostluminousindigo,lightenoughfortheblackofthenighttobedefined,yetdark enoughtoestablishmystique,andforthewhitetocontrastagainstit.Thereisnoapparentsourceoflightyetthetextureof thepaintlendssubtleluminescence,emphasizingthedarknessandtheirallusiontothememoryandthemood.
LOT 3 SAYEDHAIDERRAZA (1922-2016)
acryliconcanvas 20x20in.(50x50cm.) paintedin1981
LeRéve US$40,000-60,000
Signedanddated'Raza'81'(lowerright) Furthersigned,titleddatedandinscribedin FrenchandEnglish'Raza/1981/50x50cm/ "LeRéve"/Acryliquesurtoile’andtitled 'Svapna'inHindi(onthereverse)
PROVENANCE
Artiana/Sale1802/Lot20/SouthAsianArt/ Dubai/6-10December2018
Privatecollection,Dubai
LOT 4
KRISHENKHANNA (B.1925)
Untitled(Profile) US$5,000-7,000
conteonpaper 27.5x21in(69.75x53cm.)
LOT 5 SAKTIBURMAN (B.1935)
oiloncanvas 15.75x19.5in.(40×50cm.) paintedin1974
LesEnfant US$20,000-30,000
Signed'SaktiBurman'(lowerright) Furthertitled,datedandandsigned'Les Enfant/1974/SaktiBurman'(onthereverse)
PROVENANCE GalleriaNuovoSagittario,Milan PrivateCollection,Parma PrivateCollection,Dubai
(1924-2018)
acryliconpaper 22x30in.(57x76.5cm.) paintedin2011 Untitled US$8,000-12,000
Signedanddated'RamKumar 2011'(onthereverse)
PROVENANCE PrivateCollection,Dubai
pencilonpaper 15x10.75in.(38.1x27.3cm.) executedin1996
Nude US$4,000-6,000 LOT 8 AKBARPADAMSEE (1928-2020)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's/SaleL07221/Lot124/TheIndian Sale/London,UnitedKingdom/24May2007 PrivateCollection,Dubai Signedanddated‘PADAMSEE/96’(upperright)
LAXMANSHRESHTHA (B.1939)
mixedmediaonpaper 21.5x29.5in.(54.6x74.9cm.) paintedin2005
Untitled US$8,000-12,000 LOT 9
Signedanddated'Laxman2005' (lowerright)
PROVENANCE
Artiana/Sale1702/Lot57/Classical,Modern &ContemporarySouthAsianArtAuction/ Dubai/26-30October2017 PrivateCollection,Dubai
oiloncanvas 23x21in.(58.4x53.5cm.) paintedin1997
Untitled US$160,000-240,000 LOT 10 MANJITBAWA (1941-2008)
Signedanddated'ManjitBawa97'and furthersignedinDevanagari(onthereverse)
PROVENANCE
PropertyFromanImportantCorporate Collection,Mumbai Pundole's/SaleM0020/Lot30/TheFineArt Sale/Mumbai,India/26June2018 PrivateCollection,Mumbai
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist PrivateCollection,Mumbai SignedinHindianddated'18' (lowerleft) acryliconcanvas 36x60in.(91.4x152.4cm.) paintedin2018
PROVENANCE
Closelyattunedwithsociopoliticalandscientificdevelopments,F.N.Souzawasdeeplyaffectedbythewarsfrom yesteryearsandwasprofoundlyagitatedoverissuesfacinghumanity,especiallythedevelopmentofnuclearweapons. Thispreoccupationwastranslatedinhisworkswherehewouldfrequentlyportraythesubjectresultinginportraitstudies of'mutant'headswherehedepictedimagesofmanafteranuclearwar.Thesestudies,bizarreinconcept,becamemore grotesqueandincreasinglydistortedastheartistfeltcivilisationdrawingclosertoitsdestruction.
Thecurrentlotisdepictedliberallywithfacialfeatures,usingnumerouseye-likeholesandtrunk-likenosesplaced haphazardlywithinthefacemakingthecreaturelookmorelikeanextraterrestrialbeingthanactualman.Butwhilethe subjecthardlyresembleahumanbeing,Souzaincorporatedanthropomorphiccharacteristictoinsinuatemutation.This abilitytodisorganiseanddistortthehumanfacewithoutresortingtototalabstractionorlosingavitalaspectofthe portraituredemonstratesSouza'smasterlyskillasadraughtsmanandhishighlydistinctivestyle.Byconsciously abandoningnaturalism,Souzaliberatedhimselffromobjectiverepresentationandimbueshisworksrifewithsocial commentaryandcriticism.
LOT 12 FRANCISNEWTONSOUZA (1924-2002)
oilonlinenlaidoncanvas 30x19.25in.(76.5x49cm.) paintedin1963
Head US$60,000-90,000
Signedanddated'Souza63' (upperright)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's/Lot23/IndianandSoutheastAsian Art/29March2006
Artiana/Sale1801/Lot41/SouthAsianArtClassical,ModernandContemporary/Dubai/ 10-14May2018 PrivateCollection,Dubai
Untitled US$7,000-10,000
gouacheoncardboard 29x21.5in.(73.7x54.6cm.)
SignedinDevanagari(lowerright)
gouacheoncardboard 21.5x29in.(54.6x73.7cm.)
Untitled US$7,000-10,000 LOT 14 ABDULRAHIMAPABHAIALMELKAR (1920-1982)
SignedinDevanagari(lowerright)
LOT 15 PARITOSHSEN (1918-2008)
acryliconpaper 24x18in.(61x45.7cm.) paintedin2005
StillLifewithRedBananas US$4,000-6,000
Signedanddated'ParitoshSen05' (lowerleft)
PROVENANCE
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist PrivateCollection,Dubai
PUBLISHED
MrinalGhosh,ParitoshSen:IXthDecade, Neovision,NewDelhi,2006,p.143(illustrated)
gouacheonpaper 29x21in.(74x53.5cm.) paintedin1991
Untitled US$6,000-9,000 LOT 16 PARESHMAITY (B.1965)
Signedanddated'PareshMaity'91'(lowerleft)
PROVENANCE GalleryGanesha,NewDelhi(1992) RoseberysLondon/Lot317/ArtsofIndia/Live Auction/London,UnitedKingdom/12June 2019 PrivateCollection,Singapore
(1929-2013)
ChaddantaJatakaWithCloud,Rock,TreeAndBoat
watercolouronpaper 11x15in.(27.9x38cm.)
US$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE GalleryBeyond,Mumbai PrivateCollection,Dubai InitialedinHindi(lowerright)
(Above)Signed'LaxmanShrestha'(onthereverse) Labeled'LaxmanShrestha/Oiloncanvas/14x14' (onthebackoftheframe)
(Below)Signedanddated'Laxman2004'(lowerright) Furthersigned'LaxmanShrestha'(onthereverse) Labeled'LaxmanShrestha/Oiloncanvas/14x14' (onthebackoftheframe) oiloncanvas 14x14in.(35.6x35.6cm.)each paintedin2004
Untitled US$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE
Artiana/Sale2203/Lot13/ModernandContemporary ArtAuction/Dubai/27-30June2022 PrivateCollection,Dubai
M.FHusain’srepertoireisrichinitsdepictionofHindudeities.Ofthese,theartistgivesGanesha,theelephant-headedGod, aprominentplace.Ganesha,whoisthepatronoftheartsandsciences,isworshippedatthebeginningofanyendeavoras heisconsideredtheremoverofobstaclesandthegodofbeginnings.
Althoughtherehadalwaysbeensomecontentionregardingtheartist'sdepictionofHindudeities,hisidentityasanartistwas Indianthroughandthrough.Thisisapparentinhisprodigiouscanvases,anall-encompassingIndianidentitydepictingthe manyfacesofIndianculture,fromthesacredtothemundane.Here,Husain'smasterfuluseoflineslendsdynamismand energytothepicture.Thedeitywasdefinedusingboldlineswithbrightjeweledcolors-atestamenttotheartist'sskillasa draughtsmanandacolorist.
‘Innegotiatingtheiconic,Husainhasre-investeditwithamythicaura,restoringitsoriginalfunction.[...]Inancientepics,the godsstoodforimmanentenergiesandwerealwayssymbolicallyrepresented,imbuedastheywerewithauniversal significance.Husain,undermodernism,empoweredthemwithasymbolicpresencewhilecontextualizingtheminthe contemporary,therebylayeringtheirformwithmultiplemeanings.’(Y.Dalmia,TheMakingofModernIndianArt:The Progressives,NewYork,2001,p.114)
Untitled(RiddhiSiddhiGanesh) US$160,000-240,000
PROVENANCE
SignedinHindiandUrdu(lowerleft) acryliconcanvas 52.5x41in.(133.4x104cm.) paintedin1989
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartistbythepresent owner PrivateCollection,London
Signedanddated'RamKumar'66' (onthereverse)
PROVENANCE
inkandpastelonpaper 22.25x28.5in.(56.5x72.4cm.) executedin1966
Untitled US$15,000-25,000
Christie's/Sale2183/Lot133/SoutheastAsian andModernIndianPainting/HongKong/May 2005
Artiana/Sale1602/Lot6/Modern& ContemporarySouthAsianArtAuction/Dubai/ 13-17October2016
PrivateCollection,Dubai
inkandwaxonpaper 21.75x29.5in.(55.2x74.8cm.) executedin1965
Untitled US$15,000-25,000 LOT 22 RAMKUMAR (1924-2018)
SignedanddatedinHindi (onthereverse)
PROVENANCE
Christie's/Sale1763/Lot64/Modernand ContemporaryIndianArt/NewYork/ September2006
Artiana/Sale1601/Lot2/Modern& ContemporarySouthAsianArtAuction/Dubai/ 17-21March2016 PrivateCollection,Dubai
23
(1935-2024)
PROVENANCE TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai PrivateCollection,Dubai Signedanddated'Ramachandran 2007'(lowerright) oiloncanvas 18x18in.(45.7x45.7cm.) paintedin2007
Untitled US$10,000-15,000
LOT 24 SAKTIBURMAN (B.1935)
Signed'SaktiBurman'(lowerright)
PROVENANCE
watercoloronpaper 19.5x25.5in.(50x65cm.) paintedcircamid1960s
Untitled US$3,000-5,000
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Atypiczone,Paris
Artiana/Sale2206/Lot19/Classical,Modern &ContemporaryArtAuction/Dubai/15-19 December2022 PrivateCollection,Mumbai
acryliconcanvas 72x60in.(183x152cm.) paintedin2017
Untitled(Buddha) US$50,000-70,000 LOT 25 K.LAXMAGOUD (B.1940)
SignedanddatedinTelugu(lowercentre) FurthersignedanddatedinTelugu (onthereverse)
PROVENANCE
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Artiana/Sale1801/Lot51/Classical,Modern &ContemporarySouthAsianArtAuction/ Dubai/10-14May2018 PrivateCollection,Dubai
Untitled US$6,000-9,000
PROVENANCE Privatecollection,NewDelhi Signedanddated'SenakaSenanayake2006' (lowerright) inkonpaper 21.5x14.5in.(54.6x36.8cm.) executedin2006
LOT 28
SENAKASENANAYAKE (B.1951)
LOT 29
AKBARPADAMSEE (1928-2020)
Signedanddated'PADAMSEE2006' (lowerright)
PROVENANCE
Untitled US$7,000-10,000
watercolouronpaper 22.75x15in.(57.8x38.1cm.) paintedin2006
TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai BagashArtGallery,Dubai Artiana/Sale1701/Lot44/Classical,Modern &ContemporarySouthAsianArtAuction/ Dubai/23-27March2017 Privatecollection,Dubai
Drawingfromvariedreligioustraditionsfolkloresasmuchashe borrowsfromhiseverydayencounters,SaktiBurman'sframes aregracedbyfamiliesandfriendsoftenseenaccompanying gods,nymphs,heroes,andcelestialemissariesintoethereal fantasyandreverie.Influencedbydifferentcultures,Burman presentsaconfluenceofdiversehistories,intendingto transcendboundariesandemphasisethespiritualandhuman onenessofallsystems.
Durga,theSupremeShakti,isworshipedwithutmostdevotion intheHindureligion.TheGoddessofstrength,sheiswitha multi-dimensionaldemeanour,notonlyanurturerbutalsoa protector.SheiscradlingbabyGaneshainherlapinthetrue essenceofmotherhoodanddivinitywhilehereightarmsextend toeightdirections;aweaponisheldineachtoprotecther devoteesfromallevil.
RosaMariaFalvo,speakingabouttheartist’sworkposits,"Sakti Burmanmanipulatesasmuchasthevisualspaceallows,creating aninteriorizedatmosphere…Drawingonhisculturalaffiliations withBengalandaconvivialappreciationforpeople,Burman orchestratesacharminginterplaybetweenimaginationand experience.Theartist’svisuallanguagefuseshisstorytellerswith themetaphysicalmodalitiesofhistory.Itsseductionliesinits originalityofperspective.Howeversymbolicorfigurative,heis utterlypersonal.Andhisfiguresappearasindependent entities...Hisculturallykaleidoscopicapproach-quiteliterally inspiredbyitsGreeketymology(‘observingbeautifulforms’)-is affordedbythefactthathemigratedtoFranceasayoungman andwasadoptedthroughstudyandmarriageintoaforeign culture.Sohisworktumblestheviewerintoaseriesofmultiple andhybridexperiences.Likeapalimpsest,Burman’schoiceof content,oftenreliantondaydreamsormemories,iserased,rewritten,andsuperimposedonancientmotifsandthepromiseof freshideas.Thiskindofaugmentedreality,meldingandlayering peopleandplaces,makesforhisuniquestyleofrepresentation."
(B.N.GoswamyandRosaMariaFalvo,SaktiBurman:APrivate Universe,Skira,Milan,2014,pg.11&12)
LOT 30 SAKTIBURMAN (B.1935)
oiloncanvas 63.75x51.25in.(162x130cm.) paintedin2013
TheartistdrawingDurga US$250,000-350,000
Signed'SaktiBurman'(lowercentreright) Furtherinscribedanddated'Theartist drawingDurga/2013/162x130cm.' (onthereverse)
PROVENANCE PrivateCollection,France TheFineArtAdvisory,Dubai PrivateCollection,Dubai
LOT 31 PARESHMAITY (B.1965)
Gulmohar-I
oiloncanvas 54x96in.(137.2x243.8cm.) paintedin2009
US$25,000-35,000
Signedanddated'PareshMaity/2009' (lowerright)
Furthertitled,signed,datedandinscribed 'Gulmohar-I/PareshMaity/2009/oilon canvas/4½'x8'(onthereverse)
PROVENANCE
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Privatecollection,Mumbai
LOT 32 SAKTIBURMAN (B.1935)
LOT 33 JOGENCHOWDHURY (B.1939)
Untitled US$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE
StoryLTD(Saffronart)/Lot18/Absolute Tuesdays/OnlineAuction/25August2020 PrivateCollection,Dubai InitialledanddatedinBengali(lowerright) mixedmediaonpaperpastedonmountboard 10.75x13.5in.(27.5x34.3cm.) executedin2010
34
(1939-2019)
Untitled(Nude) US$4,000-6,000
Signed'JamilNaqsh'(upperright) (LotNote:Fromthe'Nude'series)
graphiteonpaper 11.75x8.25in.(29.6x21cm.)
PROVENANCE
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist PrivateCollection,Dubai
PROVENANCE NMArtGallery,Dubai PrivateCollection,Dubai Signedanddated'Gulgee'95'(lowerright) oiloncanvas 23.75x23.75in.(60.5x60.5cm.) paintedin1995 Untitled US$5,000-7,000
LOT 36 SADEQUAIN (1923-1987)
inkonpaper 21.25x29.5in.(54x75cm.) paintedin1971
Untitled US$10,000-15,000
SignedanddatedinUrdu (lowerleft)
PROVENANCE PrivateCollection,Dubai
LOT 37 SADEQUAIN (1923-1987)
Untitled US$30,000-50,000
oiloncanvas 35.25x23.75in.(90x60cm.) paintedin1966
Signedanddated'Sadequain/5/3/66' (lowerleft)
PROVENANCE Christie's/ContemporaryPakistaniArtNow (PakistaniArtSupportingtheUNWorldFood Programme)/Dubai/1May2013 PrivateCollection,Dubai
JitishKallatemploysaboldandvividvisuallanguagethatreferencesartistictraditionsbothfromtheeastandthewest. HisworkregularlyexploitsimagesandmaterialschanceduponaroundMumbai'ssprawlingmetropolis,from advertisementbillboardsandnewspaperstograffitisprovidinghisworksaninherentspontaneity,handcraftedaesthetics andrichmetaphor.Allofthesecombinetocreateworksthatparticipateintimatelywiththeartist'svisuallanguageand commentupontheuniqueidiosyncrasiesofhishome.
Resolvedtoexpressandunmutethevoiceofthemarginalized-thepeopleintheperipherywhoremainsoutsideof society'spowerstructure,Kallatdistilledandusedthesentimentsofthedisenfranchiseinanemotivewaytovisually representthem."Thisde-mutinghadstartedtosuccessfullyprovideaninnovativeuseoftexturesandscale,incorporating thevastbodyofthesubaltern'stwistedrealities."1
"Inproposingasetofactiveandrecurringcodes,Kallatstartstoproposeaneedto'hearandsee'asin'Tragedienne (Taste,Lick,Swallow,andSpeak)'(2002)whichsuggestsacommunitythatheembellisheswithvehementtextual references."2Kallatemploysaplainbackgroundreferencingthecolor-codedterrorismthreatscaleintroducedbythe HomelandSecurityAdvisorySystemintheUSAinMarch2002;inthiscaseblue,signifyingguardedconditionsandgeneral riskofterrorattacks.Notableistheartist'sreinventionofthepaintedsurfacetomimictheappearanceofatelevisionstill oracomputermonitor.
1ShaheenMerali.(2010,June).JittishKallat.IndiaPerspectives,Vol.24,pg.85 2Ibid.,87.
LOT 38
(B.1974)
Tragedienne(Taste,Lick,SwallowandSpeak)
Signed,titledanddated'(c)2002JITISHKALLATTRAGEDIENNE(TASTE,LICK,SWALLOWANDSPEAK)Ctor(3)(firstpanel,leftcentreedge&thirdpanel, upperright) initialedanddated'(c)2002JK'(bottomright) mixedmediaoncanvas triptych89.75x178.75in.(228x454.5cm.) eachpanel89.75x59.5in.(228x151cm.) paintedin2002
US$40,000-60,000
PROVENANCE
TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai PrivateCollection,Dubai EXHIBITED "subTerrain:artworksinthecityfold",TheHouseof WorldCultures,Berlin,19September2003
39
Signed'Himmat'(onthebase) Edition4of5 bronze height-15in.(38.1cm.) width-6in.(15.2cm.) depth-6in.(15.2cm.) castedin2016 Untitled
US$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE
SantiniketanSocietyofVisualArtandDesign (SSVAD) Privatecollection,Dubai
LOT
bronze height-21.5in.(54.6cm.) width-8in.(20.3cm.) depth-11in.(27.9cm.)
Untitled US$12,000-18,000
Signedandnumbered'Himmat/5/9' (lowerback) Edition5of9
PROVENANCE
TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai PrivateCollection,Dubai Artiana/Sale1602/Lot59/Modern& ContemporarySouthAsianAuction/Dubai/ 13-17October2016 PrivateCollection,Dubai
LOT 40 HIMMATSHAH (B.1933)
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IfaBidisplacedwithinthelast5minutes, thetimeron yourscreenwillbeextended by5minutesafterthescheduledClosing TimeoftheLot. Thetimerwillcontinuetobeextendedin5minuteincrementsforanyBiddingreceivedinthe5minutespriortothenewClosing Timeofsuch Lot Aswithatraditionalauctionhouse, biddingwillcontinueoneachlotuntilthereisnomoreinterestinthe room.
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Toenter Written/AbsenteeBids, pleasesignthecompletedformandemailittoauction@artiana.comatleast12hoursbeforethe firstclosingtimeofthe auction Foradditionalinformation, please refertothe‘It’sEasytoBuyatArtiana’ and‘BuyingatArtiana’ sectionsinthiscatalogueorthe‘FrequentlyAsked Questions’ (FAQ’s)pageonourwebsitewww.artiana.com.
“I request Artiana, withoutlegalobligationonitspart, toBidontheLotslistedbelow, uptotheMaximumBid AmountIhavespecified. Iagreethat myBid willbetreatedasanofferandissubjecttotheConditionsofSalelistedinthecatalogueandonthewebsitewww.artiana.com IunderstandthatArtianais accepting Written/AbsenteeBidsfortheconvenienceofclientsandIwillnotholditliableforfailuretorecord myBid IunderstandthattheMaximum WrittenBidonce recordedcannotbecancelledandcanonlybeincreasedviaemailconfirmationorbycompletinganother Written/AbsenteeBidsForm, specifyingthehighermaximumBidamount/s.”
PleasementionclearlyincapitalletterstheLot numberandthedescriptionaccurately(artistname, title). Biddersare requestedtoprovideallinvoicing detailspriortothesale TheBidderas registeredwith Artianawillbeinvoiced, andnoinvoiceswillbechangedafterthesale.
BIDDING INCREMENTS Biddingbeginsbelowthelowerestimate, andincreasesinsteps, orincrements Thenext validBidisbasedontheincrementslistedbelow IfBidders enteraProxyBidonline, thenextBidisplacedattheminimumincremental value.
BIDDINGACCESSLEVELS AllthelotsinthecataloguearecategorizedintoSilver, Gold, PlatinumandDiamondLevelsbasedontheirLowerEstimatevalues Thehighvalue lotswillbecategorizedasGoldLevel, PlatinumLevelandDiamondLevelforwhichbiddingaccessattheselevelswouldberequired
1.Iagreeandconsenttopayalltheapplicableduties, fees, shippingandhandlingcharges.
2.Iunderstandthatif Artiana receivesidentical AbsenteeorProxyBids, andiftheseBidsarehigherorequaltothe ReservePrice,ArtianawillselltheLottotheBidder, whoseBidit receivedandacceptedfirst.
3.Iunderstandthat AbsenteeorProxyBidssubmittedon ‘NoReserve’ Lotswillbeexecutedataminimumof10%of thelowerestimate(the ‘MinimumValue’), ifthereisnocompetingBid, andthe AbsenteeorProxyBidamountis greaterthantheMinimumValue.
4 IunderstandthattheexecutionofWritten/AbsenteeBidsisofferedasanadditionalservicefornoextracharge. SuchbidsareexecutedattheBidder’sriskandundertakensubjecttoArtiana’sothercommitmentsatthetimeofthe auction Artianathereforecannotacceptliabilityforany reasonableerrororfailuretoplacesuchBids.
ForNewBidders
If youhavenotpreviously registeredwith Artiana, pleasecreatean ‘ArtianaID’ onour website Toparticipateinthis auction, youwillhaveto ‘RegistertoBid’ with yourSign-Indetails Whencontacted byour representative, pleaseprovide aproofofidentityandaddressdocument, suchasacopyofanofficialphotoidentitycard(eitheraNationalIdentity Card, PassportorDriver’sLicense) Once yourdocumentsare verified, youwillbe givenaccesstoBid. You mayalsocall ourAuctionHelpDeskat+971558153030oremailinfo@artiana.com.
BUYING AT ARTIANA Estimates
•Estimatesarebasedonpricesrecentlypaidatauctionor averagemarket valueoftheLotasdeterminedbyArtiana’sspecialists.
•TheseEstimatesareprepared wellinadvanceofthesaleandaresubjecttorevision.
•Estimatesareprovidedonlyasaguideforbuyersandshouldnotbe reliedonasapredictionofactualprice.
Reserves
•TheReservePriceistheminimumpriceatwhichtheLotshallbesold.
•TheReservePriceisconfidentialandwillnotbedisclosed.
•TheReservePriceisalwayslowerorequaltolowestimate.
CustomsDuty, Buyer’sPremiumand ValueAddedTax
•Customsdutyof5%willbeapplicableforGCCwidedeliveryofcertainLotsthathavebeentemporarilyimportedintothe UAEfor re-export. TheseLotswillbeidentifiedinthecatalogueaccordingly.
•ArtianadoesnotchargeanyBuyer’sPremium.
•NotaxesareapplicableonpurchasesfromRestofWorldanddesignatedVATexemptfreezones.
• Value Added Tax(VAT)of5%willbeapplicableon Artiana’sinvoiceonanyandallpurchasesfromwithintheUAE,exceptingdesignated VATexemptfreezones.
Pre-Auction Viewings
•Pre-auctionviewingswillbeheldatArtiana’sviewinggalleryinDubaiatthedatesandtimesprintedinthefrontofthecatalogue.
•Artiana’sauctionspecialistswillbe availabletoprovideadvice regardingLotsondisplay.
•Artianaencouragesprospective buyerstoexamineLotsthoroughlybeforetheauction.
Pre-Registration&Bidding Access
•ProspectiveBiddersareaskedto registerwithusbeforeBidding Thissimple, one-timeprocesswillallowuserstocreateaunique ArtianaIDand password, whichwillbe requiredinordertoBidinallourauctions.
•Aftercreatingan ArtianaIDandpassword, prospectiveBidderswillstillneedto requestforBiddingaccessforaparticularLot byclickingonthe ‘RegisterforSale’ button.
•BidderswillstillneedtorequestforBiddingaccessforaparticularLotbyclickingonthe‘RegisterforSale’ button.
•Oncethis requesthasbeenprocessed bythe Artiana AuctionDesk, theBidderwill receiveanemailconfirmationofBiddingaccess.
•Inthe eventthatadditionalinformationis requiredforapproval, theBidderwillbedirectlycontacted byan Artiana representative.
•Pleasenotethatifthisprocesshasnottakenplace, youshallnotbe grantedBiddingaccess.
•ItisrecommendedthatallBiddersregisteratleast24hoursbeforetheauction.
PersonalisedNotifications
•Aftersigninginto Artianaandaccessingthe ‘My Account’ page, youmayselectartistsofinterestand requesttobenotifiedwhentheybecome availableatauction.
Proxy/MaximumBids
•ProxyorMaximumBidscanbeplacedonanyLot bygoingto ‘Upcoming Auctions’ or ‘Current Auctions’, selectingthecatalogueofinterest, andclickingthe ‘ProxyBid’ buttonnexttotheLotonwhich youwishtoBid.
•Pleasenotethat you mustbe registeredandSignedIntoplaceaBidatanytime.
Written/AbsenteeBids
•Writtenor AbsenteeBidscanbeplacedonanyLot bycontactingthe Artiana AuctionDeskinperson, or byemailatauction@artiana.com.
• Youmayplace a Written/ AbsenteeBid by fillingout, signingandsubmittingthe Written/ AbsenteeBidsform availableonlineandinthe printedcatalogue.
•Itis recommendedthatallBidscomeinatleast12hoursbeforethefirstClosing Timeofthe Auction.
StartingBid
•StartingBidisthevalueatwhichtheauctionhouseopenstheBiddingoneachLot.
•StartingBidcansometimesbelowerthanthe valueofthelowerestimate.
BiddingOnline
•Once youaresignedinand grantedBiddingaccess, youmayproceedtoBid.
•After youhaveidentifiedtheLotonwhich you wouldliketoBid, clickon ‘PlaceBid’ andconfirm yourBidatthenext validBid valuelisted.
•Now, youwillbeabletoparticipateintheBiddingprocess byenteringthenext validBideachtime youareout-bid.
•EachnewBidwillincreaseinstepsorincrements overtheprevious validBid.
BiddingIncrements
•BiddingIncrementswillbecalculatedasshownintheBidincrementtableinthiscatalogue.
BidHistory
•AllLotshaveBidHistory available, whichcanbeviewed byclickingon ‘ViewBidHistory.’
•BidHistoryindicatesthevaluesrecordedforeachLotsincethestartoftheauction.
•BidHistorywillnotbedisplayedoncetheauctionhasclosed.
AuctionClosingSchedule
•PredeterminedgroupsofLotswillclosesimultaneouslyinLotorderevery30minutes.
•IfaBidisplacedwithinthelast5minutes, thetimeronyourscreenwillbeextendedto5minutesafterthescheduledClosing TimeoftheLot.
•Thetimerwillcontinuetobeextendedin5minuteincrementsforanyBiddingreceivedinthe5minutespriortothenewClosing Timeof suchLot.
•Aswithatraditionalauctionhouse, BiddingwillcontinueoneachLotuntilthereisnomoreinterestinthe room.
•Formoreinformationontheclosingtimesforthissale, pleaserefertotheAuctionClosingScheduleinthecatalogue.
Winning/SuccessfulBid
•WinningorSuccessfulBidisthelastandhighestBidatwhichtheLothasclosed.
•NonewBidscanbeplacedafterthecloseofaLot.
•TheclosingBidisconsideredthe WinningBidonlyiftheBidexceedstheReservePrice.
•Artiana reservesthe righttopublishall WinningBidsonthe websiteafterthecloseoftheauction.
CurrencyofBiddingandInvoicing
•AllBidsareplacedinUSDollars(USD).
•AllInvoicesareraisedinUSDollars(USD).
• Payments receivedinUAEDirhams(AED)willbeconvertedtoUSDasperArtiana’sstandardconversionrateof1USD=3.675AED.
• Payments receivedinanyothercurrencywillbeconvertedtoUSDasperthebank’ssheetrateonthedayoftransaction.
BidCancellation
•OnceanyBidhasbeenplaced, itcannotbecancelled.
•ArtianareservestherighttocancelanyBidsinordertoprotecttheefficacyoftheBiddingprocess.
AftertheSale
•IfaBidderissuccessful, heshallbeinformedviaemailaftertheauctionhasclosedandwillalsobeabletoviewhiswinningBidsunder ‘SuccessfulBids’ onthe ‘My Account’ pageonthe website.
•TheBidderwillthenreceiveanemailwiththeinvoicefortheLot.
•IfaBidderisthewinningBidder, heislegallyboundtopurchasetheitemfrom Artiana.
•Pleasenotethatpurchaseswillnotbeshippedoutuntilfullpaymenthasbeenreceivedandcleared.
Invoicing& Payment
•Alldetailsfortheinvoicearetobeprovidedand verifiedpriortotheauction.
• Foranyandallclientsand/ortransactionsfromRestof Worldexceptthe UAEinvoicingandpaymentsareprocessed by ArtianaLimited, a companydulyincorporatedundertheRAKICCBusinessCompaniesRegulations2016bearing registered numberIC20120900; andforany andallclientsand/ortransactionsfromwithinthe UAEinvoicingandpaymentsareprocessed by ArtianaLimited, acompanydulyincorporated undertheDubaiInternationalFinancialCentrebearingregisterednumber2249.
•Afterthesale, theBuyer, asinvoiced, is requiredtopaytheamountinfull(includingthe WinningBid, VATand anyapplicablechargesfor additionalservicesavailed).
•Buyerswillbe requiredtocompletepaymentwithinaperiodofseven businessdaysfromthe receiptoftheinvoiceviaemail.
•ArtianashallonlyreleaseLotsoncethepaymentismadeinfull.
•Bank Transfer: YoumayelectronicallytransferfundstoouraccountinUS dollars Whendoingso, pleasequotethesaledetailsalongwiththe Lot numberandinvoice numberasthe reference Forpaymentsmade bybanktransfer, allbankchargesarepayable bythe remitter.
•CreditandDebitCards: Visa andMastercardonly PleasenotethatasArtianadoesnotchargeanyBuyer’sPremiumtotheBuyer, forany paymentsmade byCreditorDebitCardsaservicechargeof3%onthetotalinvoiceamountwillbechargedtotheBuyer Itmaybeadvisableto notify yourcardproviderof yourintendedpurchaseinadvanceto reducedelayscaused byushavingtoseekpaymentauthorisation.
Delivery/CollectionofPurchase&Insurance
•Priceestimatesand/orthe WinningBidpricedonotincludeanypacking, insurance, shippingorhandlingcharges, allofwhichwillbeborne by theBuyer.
•Workswillbeshippedwithin7daysofthepaymentbeingcleared.
•ArtianaoffersfreedeliveryinDubaiandcan recommendouraffiliatedshippingcompanyfordeliveriesoutsidethe UAE. Formoreinformation, pleaserefertothe‘StorageandCollection’ pageinthiscatalogue.
•Alternatively, Buyersmaychoosetocollecttheirpurchasefrom ArtianainDubaiwithin15daysfromthedateofthesale.
•Buyerswhohavenotcompletedpaymentformalitieswillbechargeddemurrage@2%permonthonthe valueoftheartworksandthecharges forstorageoftheproperty.
•ArtianaprovidesinsurancecoverageonsoldLotsforsevendaysaftertheClosing Timeoftheauction Afterthatperiod, oronceaLothasbeen collected(whicheverisearlier), theLotwillbeentirelyatthebuyer’srisk.
Participateinournextauction
•If you wouldliketostayinformedof Artiana’supcoming events, please registerwithusonlineatwww.artiana.com
Consignforournextauction
•If youareinterestedinconsigning worksfrom yourcollectiontoournextsale, pleasecontactusatthe Artiana AuctionDeskon +971558153030|auction@artiana.com
• Fullyclimate controlledartstoragefacility
•In-housearthandlingtruck fortransportation
•Bespokecollectionmanagementservices
• Locatedinthesafeand convenient jurisdictionofDubai International Financial Centre(DIFC)
• Assetsstoredaregoverned byacommonlawframeworkwithlawsand regulations issuedinEnglish
FINANCE AT ARTIANA WhatisArtianaFineArtFinance?
ArtianaFineArtFinanceisourart financeadvisorydivision Leveraginguponthestrengthofourauctionhouseplatform, wespecializein financingsolutionsthatcatertoboth—buyersinourauctionsas wellasotherswhocanborrowagainst blue-chipIndianart works.
Whatservicesdoes ArtianaFine ArtFinanceprovide?
Weprovide financesolutionstoconsignorsandFlexiPayoptionsto buyersatourauctions, andarrangeadvancessecuredagainstIndian fineartat competitiveinterestrates. Ourbespoke financesolutionsprovide financingforfreshacquisitionsorexistingcollections.
WhatisFlexiPay?
Buyersatourauctionscan availofourFlexiPayschemetopayforthelots won bythemsubjecttoeligibility, andsecuringapre-approvalbefore theauction. BiddersintendingtouseFlexiPaytopayfortheiritemsshouldcontacttheauctiondeskbeforetheauctionwithdetailsofthetotal anticipatedamountandspecificlot/sthat wouldbe requiredtobecovered bytheFlexiPayschemeincasethebidsaresuccessful TheFlexiPay schemecoversupto80%ofthelowerestimate valueofthelotsexcludinganytaxesand/orlevies, andthebalanceamount overandabovethe amountcovered bytheFlexiPayschemehastobesettledwithinthe regulartimelineasmentionedintheinvoice Theitem/s remaininthe custodyof Artianatillallamountsdueundertheschemeandanyotherincidentalchargesareclearedinfull bythebuyer.
WhatisthetenorandchargesfortheFlexiPayscheme?
Themaximumamountcovered bytheFlexiPayschemeisupto80%oflowerestimate valueofthe respectivelot, whichcanbedividedintoequal paymentsrangingfrom3to12monthsandtheservicechargespayablefor availingtheschemeisaflatrateof12% p.a. proratedasperthepayment tenor ThereisnoarrangementfeeorstoragechargesapplicablewhereasinsurancechargesarebilledatactualstoallFlexiPayclients.
Why financeorborrowagainstart?
Byfinancingtheirpurchasesat Artianaauctions, clientscantakeadvantageofopportunity buysandscheduleadelayedorinstallmentpaymenton theiracquisitionsbasedontheircash flows. Byleveragingexistingartworks, ourclientsoptimizetheuseandenjoymentoftheircollection, while unlockingequityandallowingfurtherportfoliodiversification.
WhattypeofartdoesArtianaFineArtFinanceacceptascollateral?
Wewillconsiderindividualartworksandcollectionsof blue-chipIndianfineartascollateral Artworks mustbefreelymarketableandproduced by prominentartistswithanexistingtrackrecordinthesecondarymarket.
Whatistheartworkevaluationprocessforexternalartcollateral?
Weareanauctionhouse, andofferadvisoryservicesonahighlyconfidentialbasisto evaluateartworks Theindividualartworkorcollectionwill beestimated byusasiftheyarebeingproposedforauction, andtheadvanceagainsttheseitem/swilltypicallybe50%ofthelowerestimate value offered byus Wewillalso requireanindependentinspection byaconservator.
WhatLoan-To-Value(LTV)doesArtianaFineArtFinanceofferagainsttheartworks?
Wewilltypicallyadvanceupto80%ofthelowerestimate valueofartworkspurchasedatourauctionsorupto60%oftheappraised valueofthe proposedexternalartcollateral.
WhataretheadvancesizesthatArtianaFineArtFinanceoffers?
WearrangeadvancesstartingatUSD50,000andcanassistinsecuringadvancesofsubstantiallylargeramounts. For buyersatourauctions wecan offerareducedthresholdonacase-to-casebasis.
Howlongdoesthedisbursaltake?
Theapprovaldependsonthelocationoftheartworksandtheclients’ art ownershipstructure However, ourdomainexpertiseandlarge, liquid balancesheetsofourfinanciersallowustocompletetheprocessmorequicklythantraditionaloperators.
Doourclientsretainpossessionoftheirart?
No, we requirethattheartworkbeheldascollateralinourartstorage facilitytilltheadvancehasbeenfullypaidbacktoour financier.
Willtheartworksbeinsuredduringthetermtheyareheldascollateralinstorage?
Throughoutthetermthattheartworksareheldascollateraltheywillbeinsuredatdoubleoftheadvanceamount, tocoverthefull valueoftheart asset Thepolicywillbeassignedtousfordistributingtheamountsasstipulated, betweentheclientandfinancier Theinsurancecoverstheitems rightfromthetimeofcollection, duringstorageuntilthe finalhandover.
Whoownstheartworksduringthetermtheyareheldascollateralinstorage?
Theartworks remaintheclients’ propertyduringtheentirestorageperiod.
WhataretheadvantagesofArtiana’sFineArtFinancecomparedtoatraditionalbankloan?
Ouradvancesoffer flexibilityanda variabletenorsupto24monthswithano-chargeearlyexitoption. Unlockingequityand receivingliquidity withoutcumbersomedocumentationandcreditapprovalprocess Thereisnopersonalliability, thecollateralizedartworksarethesoleguarantee towardstheadvance(non recourse).
Whataretheearlyexitoptionsbeforeexpiryoftheagreedtenor?
Clientscanrequestanearlyexitbeforetheexpiryoftheagreedtenorby giving30daysnoticewithoutanyexitchargesbeingpayable Any advanceservicechargescollectedinsuchcaseswillbenon-refundable.
Whatarethechargesandcostsfortheserviceandadvance?
ArtianaFine ArtFinancewillchargeanarrangementfeeof2%oftheadvanceamountsarrangedagainstexternalartassets, thisfeeis waivedfor financearrangedagainstpurchasesmadeinourauctions. Dependingonthe value, tenorandtermsoftheadvancethechargesarecalculatedat typically15% p.a., payablequarterlyinadvancefor fixedmaturitypayments, andata flatrateof12% p.a. formonthlyinstallmentpayments.
Thechargesaresetatthestartofthe facilityand fixedfortheentiretenor Therearenoadditionalcostsfor evaluationandstorage, insurance coverisprocured by Artianatocoverthefull valueoftheassetandbilledatactualstotheclient.
• FlexiPayscheme forbuyersatourauctions
•Bespokesolutions for consignorsandcollectors
•Fastdecisionsandquickdisbursals
• Flexible tenorsand repaymentoptions
•Noearlyexit feespayable
CONDITIONS OF SALE Artiana: Artiana referstoour relevantcorporateentityactingasa representativeofeitheritself, anyofitsaffiliates, assignsoranyof itsSellers.
•For any and all clients and/or transactions from Rest of Worldexceptthe UAE: Refersto ArtianaLimited, acompany dulyincorporatedinRAKInternationalCorporateCentre-UAE, bearingregistrationnumberIC20120900.
•For any and all clients and/or transactions from within the UAE: Refersto ArtianaFZE, acompanydulyincorporated intheHamriyahFreezone-UAE, bearingregisterednumber19542. (DesignatedVATexemptfreezoneswithintheUAEaredeemedas RestofWorldregion)
ArtianaServer: Thesystem(s)thatprovidescomputerdeviceswith accessto resourcessharedoncomputernetworks, including Artiana data, applicationfilesandprinters.
Auction: AnauctionofProperty(ies)/Lot(s)tobeconducted by Artianaonwww.artiana.comoranyother websiteonthedate indicatedintheAuctionCatalogue.
AuctionCatalogue: Thecatalogueaspublished by Artiana, whether inprint, ontheMobile Application, oronthe Website, includingthe Print AuctionCatalogue, theMobileApp AuctionCatalogue, the Online AuctionCatalogue, andtheeCataloguewith respecttoan Auction, containingdetailsoftheAuctionalongwiththedescription, priceandotherdetailsofPropertiestobeofferedforsaleatsuch Auction. IncaseofanydiscrepancybetweenthePrint Auction Catalogue, theMobileApp AuctionCatalogue, theOnline Auction Catalogueand/ortheeCatalogue, theOnline AuctionCatalogue, as modified by Artianafromtimetotime, shalltakeprecedence.
AuctionClosingSchedule: Theschedulespecifyingtheclosing timesforBidsforeachLottobesoldthroughtheAuctionas specifiedintheAuctionCatalogue.
Bid: ThepriceofferedbyaBiddertopurchaseaparticularProperty offeredforsaleatanAuction.
Bidder:Aperson making a Bid for the purchase of one or more Property(ies)offeredforsaleatanAuctioninaccordancewiththe termsandconditionssetoutintheConditionsofSaleandsuch personshallbedeemedtohaveenteredintoallapplicablecontracts underthegoverninglaw.
Buyer: TheBiddermakingthe WinningBidwithrespecttoa Property(ies), whohastherebyagreedtopay/haspaidtheSalePrice payablewith respecttosuchProperty(ies).
ClosingDate: Thedatespecifiedinthe AuctionClosingSchedule onwhichtheAuctioncloses.
ClosingTime: ThetimeatwhichtheAuctionforanyoftheLot GroupslistedintheAuctionClosingSchedulecloses.
ConditionsofSale: TheConditions, whicharepublishedinanyof the AuctionCataloguesandareapplicableto everyBidand everysale ofPropertymadethroughan Auction. Incaseofaconflictbetween theConditionspublishedintheOnlineAuctionCatalogueandinthe Print AuctionCatalogueoreCatalogue, theOnline Auction
Catalogue version, asmodified by Artianafromtimetotime, shall takeprecedence.
Cultural Artifacts: Antiquitiesanditemsofhistoricalinterestor significancedesignatedasCulturalProperty.
Description: AllthedetailsofaPropertyassetoutinthe Auction Catalogueandmayinclude, withoutlimitation, thenameoftheartist, designerormanufacturer, thetitleoftheProperty, andthefollowing additionaldetails.
• ForArtworks: Thesignatureoftheartist/dateoftheProperty(if any), thesurface, medium, editionnumber(whereverapplicable) anddimensionsoftheProperty.
• ForPreciousObjects: Anyotherfeaturesorcharacteristicsofthe PropertymentionedintheAuctionCatalogue.
eCatalogue: Anelectronic reproductionofthePrint Auction Cataloguethatmaybemade availableonthe Websiteforcertain auctions.
LotGroups:TheProperties groupedtogetherforAuctionthatwill closeataparticulartime.
MobileApplication: ReferstoArtiana’sproprietarymobileauction application, asupdatedfromtimetotime, and availablefordownload fromtheAppleAppStoreorGooglePlay, forthepurposeofviewing the AuctionCatalogue, placingBids, viewing Auction results, accessingotherinformation relatedto Artianaorthe Auction, and receivingpushnotificationsonamobiledevice.
MobileAppAuctionCatalogue: ThescreenswithintheMobile Application relatingtothe Auction, asmaybeamendedfromtime totime.
Notices: Informationincludedinthe AuctionCatalogue by Artiana -whetherinprintoronlineorontheMobileApplication-to correcterrorsandomissionsintheAuctionCatalogue Although theseareprovidedfortheBidders’ convenience, theOnline Auction Catalogue, asmodified by Artianafromtimetotime, shalltake precedenceinallcasesofdiscrepancy.
OnlineAuctionCatalogue: Thewebpagesonthe Websiterelating tothe Auction, asmaybeamendedfromtimetotimeincluding web pagesaccessibleviathelink “AuctionCatalogue” (includingallpages providingdetails relatedtotheProperty(ies)), as wellasadditional pagescontainingdetailsoftheAuctionaccessibleviathelink“About theAuction.”
PreciousObjects: Jewellery, watches, loosepreciousstonesandany otherobjectsofferedforsalewithinthecontextofanAuction.
Print AuctionCatalogue: Theprinted versionofthe Auction Catalogue.
Property/Lot: TheArtworks, PreciousObjects, andanyotheritems offered by Artianaforsale, eitherindividuallyorcollectively(asa singleunit), throughthe Auction.
ProxyBid: ReferstoanyProxy/MaximumBidplaced bya buyer onthe WebsiteauthorisingtheauctionsoftwaretoautomaticallyBid onhisbehalf, untilsuchMaximumamountis reached.
ReservePrice:Theminimumprice, asdetermined by Artianaand theSeller, acceptableforthesaleofthePropertythroughan Auction. Seller: ThepartyconsigningthePropertytoArtianaasitsagentfor salethroughAuction.
TechnicalDowntime: ThetimeperiodduringwhichtheArtiana Serverorthe Websiteisnotoperationalduetoamalfunctionor plannedmaintenance.
TermsofBusiness: Thetermsofbusinessexecutedbetween ArtianaandtheSellerincludingbutnotlimitedtotheconsignment agreement.
Website: ThecollectionofHTMLand/orinternetdataandmedia locatedattheURLwww.artiana.comand/oranyotherURLlinked tothe Website.
WinningBid/SalePrice: ThehighestBidofferedwithrespecttoa PropertyattheClosing Time, wherethe WinningBidshalleitherbe higherthanorequaltotheReservePrice.
WinningBidder: TheBidderwhohasplacedthe WinningBid.
WrittenBid: Referstoany Written/AbsenteeBidrecordedwith Artianauponsubmissionofthecompleted Written/AbsenteeBids formatleast12hoursbeforethefirstClosing Time.
Byparticipatinginthis Auction, youacknowledgethat youarebound bytheConditionsofSaleaslistedbelowandonthe Website.
2.1.Artiana’s roleastheagentoftheSeller:Artianaundertakestosell thePropertiesthroughAuctionastheagentforandonbehalfof theSeller.
2.2. MakingaBidconstitutesanirrevocableoffertopurchasethe Property, andtheacceptanceofaBidasthe WinningBidbyArtiana shall resultinanenforceablecontractofsalebetween Artiana, acting solelyastheagentoftheSeller, andthe WinningBidder.
2.3. Artianaisauthorised bytheSellertoexerciseitscomplete discretionin:
•determiningtheformandcontentoftheDescriptionsinthe AuctionCatalogue,
•grantingBiddingaccesstoaBidder,
• recording, rejectingoracceptingBids, and •decidingwhichBidconstitutesthe WinningBid, ifany. (BiddingaccessshallbegivenatArtiana’sdiscretionandArtianamay setlimitsonthetotalvalueofallBidsmadeand/orthenumberof Bidsthatmaybemade byaBidder Artianamayalso requirepayment guaranteesand/ordepositsasaconditionprecedenttogivingBidding accesstoaBidder Bidderswillbeinformedofthelimitsonthetotal Bid valueand/orthenumberofBidsthattheymaymake, ifany, and willnotbeallowedtoBidfurtherifeitherofsuchBiddinglimithas beenexhausted. Bidupdatesandtimeextensions, ifany, shallbe updatedonthe WebsiteandMobile Application. Onboththe Website andtheMobile App, Biddersmay refreshtheirBiddingpages by clickingonthe “RefreshNow” iconorthe re-load/refreshbuttons ontheirbrowsers, whereapplicable Artianashall evaluatetheBid historiesofspecificLotGroupsperiodicallytopreservetheefficacyof the Auctionprocess Thisexercisemaybeconducted by Artiana internallyorthroughthirdpartiessolelyatthediscretionofArtiana.)
2.4. Closing Times
FortheconvenienceofBidders, particularlythosewhoareplacing BidsonmorethanoneLot, LotGroupsarescheduledtocloseat 30-minutetimeintervalsduringtheAuction.
TheBiddingforvariousLotGroupsshallbeclosedinaccordance withthe AuctionClosingSchedule However, inthe eventthat Artiana recordsanyBiddingactivityinthe5minutespriortothe
closingofaLot, theClosing TimeforsuchaLotshallbeextended by 5minutesfromitsoriginallyscheduledClosing Time TheClosing Timeshallcontinuetobeextendedin5-minuteincrementsforany subsequentBiddingreceivedinthe5minutespriortotheclosingof suchLot. Inthe eventthattheClosing Timeisextendedin accordancewiththisClause, biddingontheLotshallonlyendifno Biddingactivityis recorded by Artianaduringthelast5minutesof extendedtime Biddersareadvisedtoclickonthe“RefreshNow” icononthe WebsitepageorintheMobileApplicationatregular intervalsinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofClause2.5forupdates onlatestBidsandtimeextensionsifany.
2.5. TrackingBids The Websiteshallcontainalinktitled ‘LotsIBidOn’ withinthepage ‘Current Auction’ andtheBiddermayclickonthislinktoaccess informationonallBidsmadeon variousLots. Foreaseoftracking Bids, BiddersareadvisedtoassignBiddingnicknamestothemselves.
The WebsiteandMobileApplicationshallcontain:
•TheBidhistoryforeachLot, beingthelast5Bidamountsthat havebeen recordeduntilandincludingthecurrenthighestBid; and •Acountdownclockindicatingtheamountoftime availablefor placingBidsbeforetheClosing Time.
TheBidhistory, currentBid, andcountdownclockshallbeaccurate atthetimeofdownloadingofthose values, providedthatsuch informationhasnotchangedduringthetimetakenforthis informationtoreachtheBidder’scomputerormobiledevicefrom the ArtianaServer ThemostupdatedBid valuesshallbeshownonly whenthe WebsitepageortheMobileApplicationpagecontaining theinformationonBid valuesis refreshed; whichshallhappeneither automaticallyatregularintervals(Every5minutespriortoonehour beforetheclosingtimeofthefirstLot/LotGroupandevery 1minutewithinthelasthouroftheclosingtimeofthefirstLot/Lot Groupandshallcontinuerefreshing everyminutetillthecloseofthe lastLot/LotGroup)orwhenaBidderclicksonthe‘RefreshNow’ icononthe WebsitepageorintheMobileApplicationpage. Whenthecountdownclockcountsdowntozero, inthecasewhere theClosing TimewithrespecttoaparticularLothasbeenextended byafurther5minutespursuanttoClause2.4above, thecountdown clockmaynot reflectsuchextension Assuch, theBiddermay wait forthe valuesonthepageto refreshautomaticallyonthe Website, or clickonthe ‘RefreshNow’ linkonthepageorintheMobile ApplicationtodeterminewhethertheClosing Timehasbeen extendedforthatLot.
ThecountdownclockcombinedwiththecurrenthighestBidas shownintheBidhistoryonthe Websiteshallonlybeanindicationof thehighestBidamountatthetimewhenthevaluesonthe Website orMobileApplicationwererefreshedinthemannersetoutinClause 2.5above Shouldbidders wantmorefrequentupdates, theyare advisedto refresh valuesasdescribedinClause2.5inordertoview themostupdatedBidhistoryandcountdownclock.
Duetothenatureofinternetand/ormobiletraffic, theremaybean unpredictabletimelagbetweenaBidderplacingaBid, andthatBid being received by Artiana Therefore, althoughaBiddermayhave placedhis/herBidpriortoClosing Time,ArtianamayreceivetheBid aftertheClosing TimefortheLotwithrespecttowhichtheBidhas beenplacedandshall, insuchan event, be rejected. Inorderto preventBidsbeing rejectedinsuchamanner, BiddersmaysetProxy Bids/MaximumBidsforLotsonwhichtheywishtoBid.
Written/AbsenteeBidsmayberecordedwithArtiana12hoursprior tothefirstClosing Time, subjecttotheotherprovisionsofthese ConditionsofSale, includinganylimitsimposed by Artianaonthe numberofBidsthatmightbeplacedbyaBidder.
2.6. Biddersareadvisedto keeptheir ArtianaIDandpasswordsecure atalltimes ArtianawillholdtheBidderresponsibleforallBidsplaced usingtheir ArtianaIDandpassword, whetherviathe Websiteora mobiledevice BiddersusingtheMobileBidding Applicationare advisedto keeptheirmobiledevicessecureandsetpasswordsfor themtopreventunauthoriseduse.
2.7 ArtianareservestherighttowithdrawanyPropertybefore, duringorafterthe Auction, ifithas reasontobelievethatthe authenticityofthePropertyortheaccuracyoftheDescriptionis indoubt, orifthereisabreachofthe TermsofBusiness, orinthe caseoferrorordispute, orif Artianaotherwisebelieves, atitssole discretion, thatit wouldbeimpropertoincludethePropertyinthe Auction, andcanduringoraftertheAuctioncontinuethebidding, determinethesuccessfulBidder, cancelthesaleoftheLot, or re-offer andresellanyLot.
2.8. AllProperty(ies)shallbesoldsubjecttotheReservePrice Ifthe WinningBidisbelowtheReservePrice, thePropertyshallbe consideredunsoldexceptinsuchcasewherethe WinningBidisa ProxyBidandthemaximumlimitontheProxyBideithermatches orishigherthantheReservePrice InsuchcasestheProperty(ies) shallbesoldatReservePricetotheProxyBidder TheReservePrice oneachPropertyshallbeconfidentialand Artianashallhaveno obligationtodisclosethesametoanyBidder.
2.9. ArtianawillinvoicetheBuyerfortheSalePrice(Winning Bid)andanyadditionalchargesthatmaybeincurred by Artiana areapplicableonthesale, includingshippingandhandlingof theProperty 5% VATwillbechargedon Artiana’sinvoiceandis applicableonanyandallpurchasesfromwithinthe UAE.
2.10. ThetitletothePropertiespurchasedinanAuctionshallpass totheBuyerattheClosing Timesubjecttotheconditionsinclause 2.7forthosePropertieswhereaBuyerholdsthe WinningBidand saidBuyerassumesfullriskandresponsibilitiesfortheProperties thereafter Propertiespurchasedwillnotbe releasedorshippedout totheBuyerorhisrepresentativeuntiltheBuyerhasfulfilledhis paymentandotherobligationsasdescribedintheseConditions ofSale ArtianamayexercisealienonthePropertiesunderthe conditionsdescribedinClause2.17.
2.11. BiddingIncrementswillbecalculatedasshownintheBidding Incrementtablebelow.
dateofeitherreceivingthefundsfromtheBuyerorremittingthe fundstotheSeller Inthecaseofpaymentsforpurchasesbeingmade in UAEDirhams(AED), astandardconversionrateof1USD=3.675 AEDwillapply.
2.13. AllBiddersare requiredtoprovidecompleteandaccurate invoicingdetailstoArtianaatthetimeofregistrationforthe Auction Invoicingdetails, once registered, willnotbechanged The Biddershallbeinvoicedbasedondetailsprovidedatthetimeof registeringforthe Auction. ForanyandalltransactionsfromRestof Worldexceptthe UAEinvoicingand/orpaymentsareprocessed by ArtianaLimited, acompanydulyincorporatedundertheRAKICC BusinessCompaniesRegulations2016bearingregisterednumber IC20120900; andforanyandalltransactionsfromwithinthe UAE invoicingand/orpaymentsareprocessed by ArtianaLimited, a companydulyincorporatedundertheDubaiInternationalFinancial Centrebearingregisterednumber2249.
2.14. The WinningBiddershallpaytheSalePriceinfull(including anyadditionalchargesand VAT, ifapplicable)withinseven business daysfromtheClosingDate NoshipmentordeliveryoftheProperty willbemadetothe WinningBidderiftheSalePrice, andanyother additionalchargesthatmaybepayable bytheBuyer, arenot received byArtianaanduntilallproperdocumentationinconnectionwith thesaleofthePropertyhasbeencompleted. Paymentswillnotbe acceptedfromanypartiesotherthanthe WinningBidderasrecorded ontheinvoice.
2.15.
Nonpayment The WinningBiddershallensurethatinvoicesprovided by Artiana arepaidinfullandallremittanceofamountsdueundersaidinvoice ismadewithinseven businessdaysfromthedateoftheinvoice Inthe casethatpaymentsarenot receivedwithinsuchperiod, itshallbe treatedasabreachofcontractofsale bytheBuyerand, insuchan event,Artianaisauthorisedatitssolediscretiontocancelthesale uponexpiryofthisstipulatedperiodofsevenbusinessdayswithout beingobligedtoinformtheBuyerofthesame, andtheSeller authorisesArtianatotakeanysteps(includingreportingthelate payments, missedpayments, orotherdefaultsontheaccounttoany credit bureauandtheinstitutionoflegalproceedings), asdeemed appropriate, toenforcethefulloranydifferentialpaymentdue bythe Buyer Inaddition, theBuyerwillbechargeddemurrage@2%ofthe totalvalue(WinningBid)permonthuntilthedateofactualpayment.
2.16. Failuretocollect
IftheBuyerinformsArtianathathewishestocollectthe Property(ies)fromArtianainpersonandsuchProperty(ies)isnot collectedbytheBuyerwithin15daysfromtheauctionclosingdate, ArtianashallarrangeforstorageoftheProperty(ies)attheBuyer’s expense, andshallonly releasetheProperty(ies)afterpaymenthas beenmade, infull, includingdemurrage@2%ofthetotal value (WinningBidplusanyotheradditionalcharges, ifapplicable)per monthforallpaymentsdueandthechargesforstorageofthe Property(ies), ifany.
2.17 ArtianashallbeentitledtoexercisealienontheProperty(ies) forpaymentofanysums receivablefromtheBuyer, includingtheSale Priceandcostsrelatingtostorageandinsurancewheretheyaretobe borne bytheBuyer, in relationtoanyProperty(ies)purchased by theBuyer.
2.12. The AuctionisconductedinUnitedStatesDollars(USD)and, foranytransactioninothercurrencies, theexchangeratewillbe calculatedasperthesheetrateofthebankspecified by Artianaonthe
2.18. Artiana reservesthe righttonot awardthe WinningBidtothe highestBidderattheClosingDateifitdeemsitnecessarytodoso.
2.19. TheBuyeracknowledgesthat Artianawillabide byanyexport restrictionsthatmayapplyinthecountriesfromwherespecific Property(ies)willbeshipped TheBuyershallalsoberesponsibleto ensurethattheProperty(ies)isfreelyimportableintothecountry wheresuchProperty(ies)isintendedfordelivery(asspecifiedbythe Buyer). Inthe eventtheBuyeror Artianabecome awareofany restrictionstosuchimportsubsequenttothecompletionofthe Auction, theBuyermayprovideanalternatedeliverydestinationto Artiana (SuchrestrictionsonimportofanyProperty/Lotpurchased byaBuyershallnotqualifyas groundsfortheBuyertocancelsuch saleunderanycircumstances) Allcostsassociatedwiththeprocessof deliveryandstorage(whenrequired)oftheProperty(ies)shallbe bornebytheBuyer TheProperty(ies)shallbehandedovertothe Buyer, orhisnominee, onlyuponfullpaymentofallsuchcosts.
2.20. Artianahasthe righttoexercise reasonablediscretioninsetting BidincrementsasperClause2.11orotherwise, refusinganyBid, advancingtheBidding, withdrawingordividinganyLot, combining twoormoreLots; andinthecaseoferrorordispute, duringorafter thesale, determiningthesuccessfulBidder, continuingtheBidding, cancellingthesaleor reofferingand resellingtheitemindispute If anydisputearisesafterthesale, then, intheabsenceofany evidencetothecontrary, thesalerecordmaintainedbyArtiana willbeconclusive.
2.21 WrittenBidsareacceptedfromBiddersoncetheyhavebeen givenBiddingaccessfortheAuction Theseareenteredasonline directorProxyBids by Artiana, andmaynotbestoppedoraltered by theBidderoncetheAuctionhascommenced WrittenBidsare accepteduntiltwelvehourspriortothe firstClosing Time.
2.22. ArtianaemployeesmaynotBidinthe Auctiononcethe Auctionhasstarted Theymayhoweversubmit a WrittenBidforan amountthatmaybeequaltoorabovethelowerestimateofaLot beforethe AuctioncommencesandhaveaProxyBidplacedontheir behalf Oncethe Auctionhasbegun, theymayonlyincreasetheir ProxyBid.
2.23. ArtianaemployeesmayBidincharityauctionsthatareheldon theArtianaAuctionplatform.
2.24. SellersarenotallowedtoBidontheparticularLot(s)they haveconsigned.
2.25. ArtianadoesnotplaceorallowanyBidstobeplacedonbehalf oftheSeller AlloftheBids recordedat Artianaarefrom registered Bidders.
2.26. OnceaBidis registeredinoursystem, whetherplaced byan activeBidderor byProxy, itisimmediatelyandautomatically displayedforall registereduserstosee.
2.27. TechnicalDowntime
Intheunlikelyeventthatthe WebsiteisinaccessibletoBidders worldwidedueto TechnicalDowntimewithinthehalfhourpriorto thescheduledClosing TimeforanyoftheLotGroups, theClosing TimeofthatLotgroupandsubsequentLotGroupswillbeextended bythedurationofthe TechnicalDowntime Incasethe Technical DowntimeextendsbeyondtheClosing TimeforaparticularLot Group, the Websiteshall, afterthe TechnicalDowntime, showthe AuctionfortheparticularLotGroupasclosed. However, theClosing TimeforsuchLotGroupandsubsequentLotGroupsshallbe extendedbythedurationofthe TechnicalDowntimeandappropriate detailsoftheextensionshallbepublishedonthe Websiteshortlyafter recoveryfromthe TechnicalDowntime Notethatanymalfunctionin
theMobile Applicationdoesnotconstitute TechnicalDowntime In the eventofsuchmalfunction, Biddersshouldusethe Websiteto placeBids.
2.28. Bids recordedpriortoany TechnicalDowntimewillbetreated asvalidaccordingtotheConditionsofSale Artianashallnotbeliable foranylossofinformationduetothe TechnicalDowntime Thedata logsoftheArtianaServerwilldeterminethedurationofthe TechnicalDowntimeandanydeterminationmade by Artianain respectofextensionoftheClosing Timeshallbe final.
3.1. ArtianaoffersallProperty(ies)forsaleatthe Auction “asis”, whichmeansthattheProperty(ies)aresoldwithallexisting faultsand imperfections. Measurementsare givenasHeight x WidthxDepthin decimalinches(rationalizedtotheclosest0.25, 0.5, 0.75)andin decimalcentimetres ArtianaencouragesallpotentialBuyersto inspecteachitemcarefullybeforeBidding.
3.2 Anystatements made by Artiana about any Property(ies), whetherorallyorinwritingconcerningattributionto, forexample, anyschoolofartorcraftsmanship, countryororigin, historyor provenance, areonlyexpressionsof Artiana’s ownopinionorbelief. Suchopinionsorbeliefsincludingtheestimatevaluesofthe propertieshavebeenformedhonestlyinaccordancewiththe standardofcareexpectedofanauctionhouse However,Artianadoes notinanyway representthatithascarriedoutexhaustive research oranalysis, anditistherefore recommended, especiallyincasesof Property(ies)ofhigh value, thatpotentialBuyersseekadviceonsuch mattersfromtheirownprofessionaladvisors.
3.3 TheBuyerundertakes:
•toinspectandsatisfyhimselfpriortotheAuctionastothe conditionanddescriptionoftheProperty(ies);
•torelyonhisownjudgmentastowhethertheProperty(ies) matchesitsdescription; and
•tonotrelyonanillustrationofanyProperty(ies)giveninthe Catalogue
3.4. Neither Artiananoranyofitsaffiliates, agents, representatives, employeesordirectorsshallbeliableforerrorsoromissionsinanyof therepresentationsmadeintheAuctionCatalogueorotherwisewith respecttoauthenticity, description, orconditionofanyProperty(ies) forsalethroughtheAuction.
4.1. ArtianaprovidesanassuranceonbehalfoftheSellerthateach artworkofferedatauction, isagenuineworkoftheartistlisted. Artianaguaranteestheauthenticityofsuchartworkforaperiodof sixmonthsfromtheauctionclosingdate Authenticityinrelationto artworksshallmeancomplianceoftheartworkwiththedescription providedonthe website, particularlywith referencetothename oftheartist, title(ifany)oftheartwork, date, theschoolofart (ifmentioned), dimensions, medium, etc.
Intheunlikely eventthatwithinsixmonthsfromthecloseofan auction, itisproved bytheBuyer, tothe reasonablesatisfactionof Artiana, thattheitem wasnotauthenticandif, inArtiana’sopinion, thiswouldhavesignificantlyimpactedthe WinningBidfortheitem, Artianashallbeentitledto rescindthesale Insuchan event, the SellerwillbeliabletorefundthepaymentfortheitemtotheBuyer,
through Artiana.Theitem inquestion willsubsequently be returned totheSeller.
Allsuchclaimswillbehandledonacase-by-casebasis, andinthe caseofanauthenticityclaimin relationtoanartwork, examinable proof, clearlydemonstratingthattheitemisnotauthentic, willbe required. Suchexaminableproofshouldbeprovided byanestablished andacknowledgedauthority Artiana’sdecision, with regardstosuch claims, shallbefinalandbinding.
4.2 Theaboveguarantee giveninclause4.1shallbesubjecttothe followingconditions:
•TheclaimismadebytheBuyerasregisteredwithArtiana(the benefitoftheclaimisnotassignabletoanysubsequentownersor otherswhomayacquireorhaveaninterestinanyoftheProperties)
•ThePropertyisreturnedinthesameconditionthatit wasinatthe timeofdeliveryofthePropertytotheBuyer
•TheProperty wasindisputablypurchasedthroughArtiana
4.3. InthecaseofPropertieswhichhavebeencategorised by Artiana asPreciousObjects,Artianaprovidesanassurance, onbehalfofthe Seller, thateachpieceshallcomplywithcharacteristicsorfeatures mentionedintheDescriptionofthePropertyintheAuction CatalogueforaslongasthePropertyisinthepossessionofArtiana. Allcoloredstonesunlesscertifiedmayormaynotbetreatedfor enhancements. ItisthereforeadvisableforBuyersorpotentialBuyers ofsuchProperties, toinspectthePropertypriortoBiddingorprior toshipmentorBuyerpickupfromArtiana.
Intheunlikely eventthatduringsuchinspection, theBuyerisableto provetothe reasonablesatisfactionof ArtianathatthePropertydoes notmatchthedetailsintheDescription, andif, in Artiana’sopinion, Biddersbeing awareofsucherrororomission wouldhaveBid significantlylessthantheactualSalePrice,Artianashallbeentitledto rescindthesaleandtheSellerwillbeliableto refundtotheBuyerthe SalePricepaidfortheProperty; and Artianashallhand overthe PropertytotheSelleruponrefundoftheSalePricepaidtohimfor theProperty Once Artianaobtainsthe refundedamountfromthe Seller, itshallforwardthesametotheBuyer Thisguaranteewillnot beapplicablewherethePropertyisbeingshippedtotheBuyer byArtiana.
4.4. InthecaseofPropertiessuchasantiquitiesoritemsofhistorical interestwhichhavebeencategorisedbyArtianaasCulturalArtifacts, Artianaprovidesanassurance, onbehalfoftheSeller, thateachobject ofantiquarianorhistoricalinterestorsignificancehasbeenacquired withoutviolatinganylocalorinternationallaws.
Intheunlikely eventthatitisprovedthattheacquisition, provenance and/or ownershipofsuchCultural Artifactsofferedatour Auction issubjecttoalegaldispute, theBuyershall keep Artianaindemnified fromanysuchlegalproceedings.
4.5. Inallcases Artiana retainsthe righttoconsultwith, atthe expenseoftheBuyer, uptotworecognizedexpertsinthefield (suchexpertsbeingmutuallyacceptabletoArtianaandtheBuyer), toexaminethePropertyunderquestionbeforedecidingtorescind thesaleandoffertherefundundertheaboveguarantee Theopinion oftheexpertsshallnotbebindingon Artiana.
4.6. IntheeventoftheSeller’sfailuretorefundtheproceedsasstated inthisclause, theBuyershall returnthePropertyto Artianaand authoriseArtianaasitsagenttoinitiatelegalproceedingsagainstthe Seller Anysuchstepstakenorlegalproceedingsinstituted by Artiana, againsttheSeller, shallbeatthecostoftheBuyerandArtiana’s liabilityshallbelimitedasperClause5.1.
5.1. Artianahasanobligationto refundtheSalePricetotheBuyer onlyuponrecoveryofsuchamountsfromtheSellerandinthe circumstancesdescribedinClause4above(AuthenticityGuarantee). TheBuyerindemnifiesArtianafromanynon-recoveryofsuch amountsandagreesthattheyshallnotholdArtianaresponsiblein casesuchamountsarenot recoverablefromtheSeller Artiana providesinsurancecoverageonsoldLotsforsevendaysafterthe Closing Timeoftheauction Afterthatperiod, oronceaLothasbeen collected(whicheverisearlier), theLotwillbeentirelyatthebuyer’s risk. Damages, lossesorlossin valueofanyartworks(including frames)incurredduringshippingandtransitarenotcoveredasper theinsurancepolicytaken by Artiana. IncasetheBuyeroptsfor transitinsurancecoveragearrangedforbyArtianabyanyoftheir insuranceproviders,Artianashallnotentertainanydirectclaimsfor damageorlossduringshippingandtransitandthese wouldhaveto bedirectedtosuchinsuranceproviders; Subjecttotheauthenticity guaranteeabove, neither Artiana’ssuppliersnor Artiana, noranyof Artiana’semployeesoragents, shallbe responsible, eitherforthe correctnessofanystatementsastotheauthorship, origin, date, age, attributesorgenuinenessofanyPropertyinthesale, orforany mistakesintheDescription, orforanyfaultsordefectsinthe Properties, orforanyotheractoromission, whatsoever Artianaoffers noguaranteeorwarrantyotherthanthelimitedassurancecontained intheauthenticityguaranteeabove.
5.2. Itisstatedandagreedthatthe rescissionofthesaleandthe refundofthetotalSalePricepaid bytheBuyeristhesole remedy thatmaybesought byaBuyer, andsuch remedyisexclusiveandin lieuofanyother remedywhichmayotherwisebe availableunderlaw. Artianashallnotbeliableforanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages incurredorclaimed.
AllcontentofthePrint AuctionCatalogue, eCatalogueandonthe WebsiteandMobileApplicationarecopyrightprotectedinfavourof Artiana Alltrademarks, names, brandnames, etc usedinthePrint AuctionCatalogueandonthe WebsiteandMobileApplicationare trademarksofArtiana Anyrightsnotexpressly grantedhereinare reserved. Noimage, illustrationorwrittenmaterialmaybeusedor requiredwithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofArtiana Artianaand theSeller(s)makeno representationor warrantythattheBuyerofa Propertywillacquireanycopyrightorother reproduction rightsinit.
7.1. Artianamay validlyservetheBidder/Buyerwithlegalnotice, if required, undertheseConditionsofSale by:
•SendinganemailtotheemailaddressdisclosedbytheBidder/ Buyerto Artiana; or
•SendingacouriertotheaddressdisclosedbytheBidder/Buyer toArtiana.
7.2. Suchlegalnoticeshallbedeemedtohavebeenproperlyserved: •Inthecaseofemailtransmission-onthedateofthetransmission; or
•Incaseoftransmissionbycourier-2businessdaysafterthe dispatchofthenoticebycourier.
7.3 ThenoticesandcontractlanguageshallbeEnglish.
7.4. Artianaisatalltimesentitledtoinvolvethirdpartiesforensuring theBuyer’scomplianceandperformanceaspertheseConditionsof Sale, andtheBuyerhereby grantshisconsentinthis regard.
7.5. Inthe eventofanydisputearisingoutoforinconnectionwith theseConditionsofSaleorrelatedtheretoinanymannerwhatsoever, thepartiesshallfirstseeksettlementofthatdisputebymediationin accordancewiththeMediationRulesoftheDIFC-LCIAArbitration Centre, whichRulesaredeemedtobeincorporated by referenceinto thisclause TheBuyerirrevocablysubmitstothejurisdictionofthe DubaiInternationalFinancialCentre(“DIFC”)Courtsandwaives anyobjectionitmayhavetoreferthedisputesarisingoutoforin connectionwiththeseConditionsofSaletotheDIFC-LCIA ArbitrationCentreonthegroundsthatitisaninconvenientforum (forumnonconveniens). Ifthedisputeisnotsettled bymediation within60daysofthecommencementofthemediation, orsuch furtherperiodasthepartiesshallagreeinwriting, thentheparties agreetoreferand resolvethedisputebyarbitrationinaccordance withClause9.
IfanypartoftheConditionsofSalebetweentheBuyerandArtiana isfoundlegallyinvalid, illegalorunenforceable, thatpartmaybe discountedandthe restoftheconditionswill remainenforceableto thefullestextentpermissible bylaw Insuchcases, theBuyerand Artianaundertaketoreplacethewhollyorpartlylegallyinvalid, illegalorunenforceableprovisionwithonewhichislegally valid, legal orenforceableandwhoseeconomicpurposemostcloselyreflectsthat ofthelegallyinvalid, illegalorunenforceableprovision.
Ifthedisputeisnotsettled bymediationinaccordancewithClause 7.5thenthedisputeshallbe referredtoand finally resolved by arbitrationundertheArbitrationRulesoftheDIFC-LCIA ArbitrationCentre, whichRulesaredeemedtobeincorporated by referenceintothisclause Inanyarbitrationcommencedpursuantto thisclause, (i)thenumberofarbitratorsshallbeone; and(ii)theseat, orlegalplace, ofarbitrationshallbetheDIFC Thelanguagetobe usedinthearbitrationshallbeEnglish Thegoverninglawofthe contractshallbethesubstantivelawofEnglandand Wales.
CONDITIONS OF FIXED PRICE SALE FixedPriceSale:A PrivateSaleorSellingExhibitionof Property(ies)/Lot(s)tobeconductedbyArtianaonwww.artiana.com oranyotherwebsite.
FixedPrice: The fixedsalepriceofthePropertyofferedfor immediatesalebyArtianainPrivateSaleoranyFixedPriceSale.
PrivateSale: AFixedPriceSaleofProperty(ies)/Lot(s)conducted byArtianaoutsideofauctionconfidentiallyoronwww.artiana.com oranyotherwebsite.
SellingExhibition:A FixedPriceSaleofProperty(ies)/Lot(s)tobe conductedbyArtianaonwww.artiana.comoranyotherwebsiteon thedateindicatedintheExhibitionCatalogue.
ViewingRoom: Thewebpagesonthe WebsiterelatingtoPrivate Sale, asmaybeamendedfromtimetotimeincludingwebpages accessibleviathelink“ViewingRooms” (includingallpages providingdetailsrelatedtotheProperty(ies)), aswellasadditional pagescontainingdetailsoftheViewingRoomaccessibleviathelink “PrivateSales.”
ByparticipatinginthisFixedPriceSale, youacknowledgethatyouare boundbytheConditionsofFixedPriceSaleasclarifiedbelowand listedaboveintheConditionsofSaleandonthe Website.
2.1 If aFixedPriceSalefunctionalityisofferedonanyofthe PropertypermittingtheBuyertopurchasesuchaPropertyatthe FixedPricedisplayedonthe Website, orascommunicatedtothe BuyerinresponsetotheirenquiryforthatProperty, theabovelisted ConditionsofSalewillapplytothesaleinthesamemannerasifthe Buyerhadbeenthe WinningBidderinanauctionforthatProperty.
2.2 Our ConditionsofFixedPriceSaleareapplicableonallour PrivateSaletransactions, includingPropertyofferedinanyofour ViewingRoomorSellingExhibition, andbindingonallparticipants thereof.
ARTIANA GUARANTEE Allartworksofferedforsale by Artianaareauthentictothebestof Artiana’sknowledge.
Artianaprovidesthefollowingassuranceto buyersonbehalfofthesellerwhomaybeacollector, dealer, retailerorgallery, thateachartwork offeredforsaleonthesiteisagenuine workoftheartistlisted.
Artianaguaranteestheauthenticityoftheartworkforaperiodofsixmonthsfromtheauctionclosingdate Authenticityin relationtoartworks shallmeancomplianceoftheartworkwiththedescriptionprovidedonthe website, particularlywith referencetothenameoftheartist, title(if any)oftheartworkitself, date, theschoolofart(ifmentioned), dimensions, mediumetc.
Intheunlikely eventthatwithinsixmonthsfromthecloseofanauction, itisproved bythe buyertothe reasonablesatisfactionof Artianathatthe item wasnotauthenticandif, in Artiana’sopinion, this wouldhavesignificantlyimpactedthepricea buyer wouldhavebeenwillingtopayforthe item,Artianashallbeentitledto rescindthesale, andthesellerwillbeliableto refundtothe buyerthepricepaidfortheitem. Oncethe buyer returnstheitemto Artianaitshallbehanded overtotheseller by Artiana.
Allsuchclaimswillbehandledonacase-by-casebasis, andinthecaseofanauthenticityclaimin relationtoanartwork, suchclaimwill require thatexaminableproof, whichclearlydemonstratesthattheitemisnotauthentic, isprovided byanestablishedandacknowledgedauthority The decisionofArtianainrespectofsuchclaimsshallbe finalandbinding.
Thisguaranteeshallbesubjecttothefollowingconditions:
1.Theclaimismade bythe buyeras registeredwith Artiana(thebenefitoftheclaimisnotassignabletoanysubsequent ownersorotherswho mayacquireorhaveaninterestinanyoftheitems).
2.ThePropertyis returnedinthesameconditionthatit wasinatthetimeofdeliveryoftheitemtothe buyer.
3.TheProperty wasindisputablypurchasedthrough Artiana.
Artiana retainsthe righttoconsultwith, attheexpenseofthe buyer, two recognisedexpertsinthefield, (suchexpertsbeing mutuallyacceptableto Artianaandthe buyer), toexaminetheitemunderquestionbeforedecidingto rescindthesaleandofferthe refundundertheaboveguarantee The opinionoftheexpertsshallnotbebindingonArtiana.
Inthe eventoftheseller’s failureto refundtheproceedsasstatedabove, the buyershall returntheitemto Artianaandauthorise Artianaasitsagent toinitiatelegalproceedingsagainsttheseller Anysuchstepstakenorlegalproceedingsinstituted by Artianaagainstthesellershallbeatthecostof thebuyer.
COLLECTION AND STORAGE Lotswillonlybereleasedfromourviewing galleryorartstoragefacilityuponpresenting adeliveryorderissued by Artiana. Lotswill notbereleaseduntilalloutstandingcharges duetoArtianaaresettled
PleasenotethatLotsinourart storagefacilitycanbecollected onlybypriorappointmentfrom Artiana, P2-22B, Park Towers, DIFC, Dubai, UAE
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ImportantInformation •AllLotswill bestoredfreeofchargefor15days fromtheauctionclosingdateeitheratArtiana’sviewinggalleryoratourart storagefacility.
•After15daysfromtheclosingdateoftheauction, LotsshallbesubjecttoadailystoragechargeofUSD4perLotplusanadministrativefeeof USD50payabletoArtiana.
•AssetoutintheConditionsofSale, riskand responsibility forthesoldLots(includingframesorglasswhere relevant)passestotheBuyerat the AuctionClosing Time ArtianaprovidesinsurancecoverageforsoldLotsforsevendaysaftertheauction. Buyersare remindedthatitistheir responsibilitytoarrangeadequateinsuranceforpurchasedLotsthereafter.
•Lotssoldatauctionmaybesubjecttoimport restrictions/taxesofforeigncountries. Itisthe buyer’ssole responsibilitytoobtainany relevant importlicenseintothe buyer’s owncountryof residenceandsettleanytaxesanddestinationclearancechargesdue.
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ARTIST PROFILES AND INDEX A.Ramachandran(1935-2024) BorninKochi,Kerala,A.RamachandrangraduatedwithaDegreein MalayalamLiteraturefromKeralaUniversitybeforegoingontostudyartat ViswaBharatiUniversityatSantiniketan.Hismostrecentshowsinclude ‘Dhyanachitra’and‘Bahurupi’atVadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2012and 2009respectively;andthoseheldbyVadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,at JehangirArtGallery,in2008;GrosvenorVadehraGallery,Londonin2008; theGuildArtGallery,MumbaiandNewYork,2007-08;VadehraArtGallery, NewDelhi,2006,2005,and2001;NamiIsland,SouthKorea,2005;Art Heritage,NewDelhi,2002;andSridharaniGallery,NewDelhi1998.Hehas participatedinnumerousgroupexhibitions,includingthosehostedby Saffronart,HongKongandLosAngeles,2001;theMuseumofModernArt, Oxford,1982;theRoyalAcademyofArts,London,1982;andtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,1977.He washonoredwithaPadmaBhushanfromtheGovernmentofIndia,in2005,andhasalsoreceivedtheNama ConquersAwardin1980and1978,forthechildren’sbookshewroteandillustrated.RamachandranpassedawayonFebruary2024.
Bornin1920inSolapur,Maharashtra,A.A.Almelkar beganpaintingattheyoungageofseven.Aftera conventionaleducationinalocalschool,hejoined theSirJ.J.SchoolofArtsinMumbai.Likeall erstwhileartists,hebranchedoutearlyinhiscareer andevolvedhisownstyle.Ordinaryfolk,fishermen andtribalpeoplewerecentraltomostofhisworks. Hebelongedtoatraditionofstylized"Indian" painters;withalotofdetailingandelementsfromthe miniaturearttraditionthatwereatitspeakwhenhe wasstillstudyingattheartcollege.Duringhis studentyears,hewonseveralawardsatshowsorganizedbytheArtSocietyofIndiaandtheBombayArtSociety.AlmelkarwasthePrincipalofaprivate artinstitutecalled`NutanKalaMandir`inBangalore.HelaterjoinedasalecturerattheSirJ.JSchoolofArtsin1968.Almelkar’sworkwasexhibited inseveralsoloandgroupshowsinIndiaandinternationally.HisshowswonacclaiminMalaysiaandinotherAsiancapitalstoo.HewontheNational awardforexcellenceinart,andwasinvitedasastateguesttoMalaysiatodeliverseverallectures.HisselectedcollectionsarewithNationalGalleryof ModernArtandLalitKalaAkademi.AlmelkarpassedawayinDecember1982attheageof62.
AkbarPadamsee(1928-2020)
BorninMumbai,PadamseereceivedaDiplomainFineArtsfromtheSirJ.J.SchoolofArtin1951andmovedto Paristhesameyear.In1965hereceivedtheJ.D.RockefellerIII FundFellowshipandworkedasartist-in-residenceatStout StateUniversity,Wisconsin.Hismostrecentsoloshowsinclude thoseheldatthePriyasriArtGallery,Mumbai,2013;theLoft, Mumbai,in2010;PundoleArtGallery,Mumbaiin2010,03, 02,1999,97,96,94,93,86,75,74and72;GalerieHelene Lamarque,Paris,in2008;AiconGallery,NewYork,andPalo Alto,in2006-07;andtheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai,2006. Retrospectiveexhibitionsofhisworkswereorganizedby PundoleArtGallery,Mumbai,in2004andArtHeritage,New Delhi,andMumbai,in1980.HisgroupshowsincludethoseheldatSovereignFZE,Dubai,in 2013;ArtAliveGallery,NewDelhi;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2012;Grosvenor Gallery,London;AiconGallery,NewYork,andLondon,in2010-11;TheMuseumofFineArt, Boston,in2009;GrosvenorGallery,London,in2009;NehruCenter,London,in2005;and SaffronartandPundoleArtGalleryNewYork,in2001and2002.In1969-70,PadamseewasawardedtheprestigiousJawaharlalNehruFellowshipand madefourshortfilms.In2004hewasawardedtheLalitKalaRatnabytheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,andin1997-98,hereceivedtheKalidas SammanfromtheMadhyaPradeshStateGovernment.Padamseepassedawayonthe6thofJanuary2020attheageof91,inTamilNadu.
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BadriNarayan(1929-2013) BorninHyderabad,BadriNarayan isaself-taughtartist.Hehasheld overfiftysoloexhibitionsinvarious citiesinIndiaandinternationally, themostrecentbeingattheViewing Room,Mumbai,in2012;MonArt Gallerie,Kolkata,in2007-08; PundoleArtGallery,Mumbai,in 2006,2004,and2002andGalerie 88,Kolkatain2002.Narayanhas alsorepresentedIndiaattheBharat BhavanBiennale,Bhopal,in1992; theVIIandIIInternationalTriennials,NewDelhi,1991and1971 respectively;theFestivalofIndia,Moscow,in1987;theVBiennaleofPrints,Tokyo,in1966;andtheIIParisBiennalein1961.Hehasexhibitedwith SaffronartinHongKongin2001.Hehaswrittenandillustratedseveralbookssince1977,andtaughtarttoschoolchildren.Narayanwasawardedthe PadmaShribytheGovernmentofIndiain1987;aSeniorFellowshipforOutstandingArtistsfromtheGovernmentofIndiain1984-86,andthe NationalAwardfromtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,in1965.BadriNarayanpassedawayinBangalorein2013.
Bornin1934,BhupenKhakhar’scareerasanartistbeganquite late,whenhewasinhisthirties.Asacharteredaccountantwho wenttostudyartcriticism,hemovedontodepictingthe “everyday”oncanvas.Asoloexhibitioninthe1970’spropelled himtofameabroad,followingwhichhegainedafootinginIndia asanartisttobereckonedwith.Khakhar’sengagementwith homosexualityandthedrearyexistenceofthelivesofmanyin Indiafoundapowerfuloutletinhisart.Theartisthashad numeroussoloandgroupexhibitions,including‘ARetrospective’ organizedbytheFineArtResourceattheNationalGalleryof ModernArt(NGMA),Mumbaiin2003;andexhibitionsat VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhiin2002;OpticaGallery,Montreal,andCharlesH.ScottGallery, Vancouver,in2001-2002.Someofhisworkswererecentlyexhibitedaroundtheworld:‘LongGone and&LivingNow’atGallerieMirchandani+Steinreucke,Mumbai;‘ProgressivetoAltermodern: 62YearsofIndianModernArt’atGrosvenorGallery,London;‘Kalpana:FigurativeArtinIndia’presentedbytheIndianCouncilforCulturalRelations (ICCR)atAiconGallery,London;and‘ShiftingShapes,UnstableSigns’atYaleSchoolofArtinNewHaven,allin2009.ChemouldArtGallerypaid ahomagetotheartistthroughanexhibitiontitled“AestheticBind,SubjectofDeath”thatincludedhisworks.TheartistwasawardedPadmaShriby theGovernmentofIndiain1984.BhupenKhakharpassedawayin2003.
Bornin1924inSaligao,Goa,SouzawasexpelledfromtheSirJ.J.SchoolofArt, Mumbai,in1942fortakingpartinthe‘QuitIndia’freedommovement.Hewenton tofoundtheProgressiveArtist’sGroupin1948,beforeleavingforLondonayearlater. In1955Souzaheldaone-manshowatGalleryOneinLondonandalsohadhis autobiographicalessay‘NirvanaofaMaggot’published.HewasawardedtheJohn MoorePrizeattheWalkerArtGallery,Liverpoolin1957andreceivedanItalian GovernmentScholarshipin1960.In1959acollectionofhisautobiographicalessays, ‘WordsandLines’,waspublished,andin1962amonographonhisworkbyEdwin Mullinswaspublishedaswell.In1967SouzamigratedtoNewYorkwherehereceived theGuggenheimInternationalAward.Tworetrospectivesofhisworkwereorganized byArtHeritage,NewDelhi,in1986and1996.Souzaalsoparticipatedinawork-live programmeinLosAngeles,hostedbySaffronartin2001.SouzapassedawayinMumbai2002.Someimportant posthumousexhibitionofhisworkinclude,‘F.N.Souza’atSaffronartandGrosvenorGallery,NewYork,in2008;‘F.N. Souza:Religion&Erotica’atTateBritain,London,in2005-06;‘Self-Portrait:RenaissancetoContemporary’atthe NationalPortraitGallery,London,in2005;and‘FrancisNewtonSouza’atSaffronartandGrosvenorGallery,NewYork andLondon,in2005.
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BorninGujarat,ShahinitiallybeganhiseducationattheSirJ.J.SchoolofArt, MumbaibutthenmovedtotheFacultyofFineArts,Baroda.In1966-'67he studiedetchingunderS.W.HayterandKrishnaReddyatAtelier17inParis. Shahhashadseveralsoloexhibitionsofhisworkssince1965,themostrecent onebeingheldatJehangirNicholsonGallery,Mumbai,in2007;andBerkeley SquareGalleryandSaffronart,London,in2007.Otherexhibitionsinclude thoseheldatAnantArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2005;ArtHeritageGallery,New Delhi,in2002;SakshiGallery,Mumbai,1994;DhoomimalArtGallery,New Delhi,in1979;andGalleryChemould,NewDelhiandMumbai,in1966. Shah’sworkshavealsobeenselectedtorepresentIndiainmanyinternational exhibitions,including‘RediscoveringtheRoots’attheMuseodelaNacion, Lima,in1997;‘ContemporaryIndianArt’attheLudwigMuseum,Budapest,at1997;‘FestivalofIndia’,London, in1982;and‘IndianPaintingToday’,London,in1965.ShahwashonouredwiththeKalidasSammanin2003, theSahityaKalaParishadAward,NewDelhi,1988,andtheLalitKalaAkademiNationalAwardforpaintingin 1959and1962.HelivesandworksinNewDelhiandJaipur.
OneofPakistan’srenownedartists,IsmailGulgeewasborninPeshawar in1926.HewasaqualifiedengineerintheU.S.Aself-taughtabstract painter,Gulgeewasagiftedportraitistandenjoyedregularstate patronageandelitecommissionsthroughouthiscareer.Hisfirst exhibitionwasin1950.In1957,Afghanistan’sKingZahirShah commissionedGulgeetopainthisportrait,andsubsequentlyinvited himtoKabultocompleteanother151portraitsofmembersofthe royalfamily.Gulgeereceivedhisfirstextendedexposuretoabstract expressionismin1960throughanexhibitioninKarachiofAmerican painterElaineHamilton.ThoughGulgeehadahighpublicprofile acrosstheMuslimworld,withworksinnumerousprivateandstate collections,heexhibitedinfrequentlyathome,citingalackofproperexhibitionvenuesforhislargescalework.AraresoloshowatKarachi’sIndusGalleryin1988wasfollowedsixyearslaterbyan importantretrospectiveattheNationalAssemblyinIslamabad.Eagertoensurehisartisticlegacy,in 2000,GulgeeinauguratedtheGulgeeMuseumnearhishomeinKarachi.Forhisgreatcontributionto theprogressofartinPakistan,hewasawardedwithPrideofPerformance,Sitara-e-Imtiaz(twice)and Hilal-e-Imtiaz.IsmailGuljeepassedawayinDecember2007.
Bornin1939,inKairanainUttarPradesh,India,JamilNaqshmovedtoKarachiin Pakistanfollowingthepartitionofthesubcontinentin1947.In1953,heenrolled attheNationalCollegeArt(thenMayoCollege)inLahore,butdidnotcomplete hiseducationthere,leavingaftertwoyearstostudyartonhisown.Naqsh’smature styleisablendofcubism–inthewayhetreatsformandtexture–temperedwith fluidityandasubtleuseofcolour.Naqshhaspaintedthefemaleforminmanyof hiscanvasesrepletewithpoiseandgrace.Inanotherseriesofpaintingshepairs pigeonsanddoveswiththefemaleform,symbolicoflove,peaceandgentleness. Onemoreseriesofworks,inspiredbytheItaliansculptorMarioMarini,who capturedthebeautyofthehorseinhiswork,combinestheeleganceofthenude femalewiththesturdygraceoftheequinefigure.Naqsh’sworkhasbeenexhibited extensivelyinPakistan,India,theUKandtheUAE.Between1960and68heservedasCo-EditorofSeep,anUrdu literarymagazine,andbetween1970and73asPresidentofthePakistanPaintersGuild.Amongtheartist’smany honoursaremedalsandawardsfromthePakistanArtCouncil,Karachi;theMinistryofCulture,Pakistan;andthe ArtsCouncilofPakistan.In2009,NaqshwasawardedtheSitara-eImtiazbytheGovernmentofPakistan,andin 2003,aretrospectiveofhisworkwasheldattheMohattaPalaceMuseuminKarachi,ararehonourforalivingartist. NaqshpassedawayonMay16,2019afterasuddenandbriefillness,atSt.Mary'shospitalinLondon.Heisrecognizedasoneofthemostimportant paintersfromPakistan.
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Bornin1974in Mumbai,Jitish Kallatreceivedhis Bachelor’sdegree inpaintingfrom theSirJ.J.School ofArt,Mumbaiin 1996.Hissolo showsinclude ‘Epilogue’,The SanJoseMuseum ofArt,SanJose,CA,in2013-14;TheHourofthe DayoftheMonthoftheSeason;,GalerieDaniel Templon,Paris,in2013;‘ChlorophyllPark’,Nature Morte,NewDelhi,in2012;‘StationsofaPause’, ChemouldPrescottRoad,Mumbai,in2011; ‘PublicNotice3’attheArtInstituteofChicago, Chicago,in2010;‘Likewise’atArndtandPartner,Berlin,in2010;‘TheAstronomyoftheSubway’atHaunchofVenison,London,in2010;‘Aquasaurus’ atShermanContemporaryArtFoundation,Sydney,in2008’‘PublicNotice2’atBodhiArt,Singapore,in2008;‘SkinsideOutside’atArarioGallery, Seoul,in2008;‘UniversalRecipient’atHaunchofVenison,Zurich,in2008;‘UnclaimedBaggage’atAlbion,London,in2007,and‘Sweatopia’atBodhi ArtandChemouldPrescottRoad,Mumbai,in2007.Hehasparticipatedinnumerousgroupexhibitionsincluding‘IdeasoftheSublime’,presented byVadehraArtGalleryatLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,in2013;‘2+2=5’.ThePaletteArtGallery,NewDelhi,‘MapmakersTheEvolutionof ContemporaryIndianArt’,AiconGallery,NewYork,in2012;‘PauseACollection,’SakshiGallery,Mumbai.‘IDon’tNeedYourMoneyHoneyAllI NeedisLove’,fromTheFarookCollectionatTraffic,GalleryII,Dubai,in2011;‘Monumental’atWalshGallery,Chicago,in2010-11;‘NowThrough aGlassDarkly’atArarioGallery,NewYork,in2010;‘ChangingTheWorld’and‘ALongWayFromHome’atArndt&Partner,Berlin,in2010;‘The EmpireStrikesBack:IndianArtToday’attheSaatchiGallery,London,in2010;‘AllThatIsSolidMeltsIntoAir’atLakeeren,Mumbai,in2009-10; ‘IndianSummer’atGalerieChristianHosp.,Berlin,in2009;‘Architectonica’atSevenArtLimitedandGalleryNatureMorte,NewDelhi,in2009; and‘IndiaContemporary’attheGEMMuseumofContemporaryArt,theHague,in2009.TheartistlivesandworksinMumbai.
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Bornin1939inerstwhileBengal,now Bangladesh,JogenChowdhurystudiedat GovernmentCollegeofArtsandCrafts, Kolkata,theStudioAcademyofFineArts, Kolkata,andtheEcoleNationale SuperieuredesBeaux-Arts,Paris.Hismost recentsoloexhibitionsinclude‘Jogen Chowdhury:FormativetoRecent’,Centre ofInternationalModernArt(CIMA), Kolkata,in2014;‘LignesdeMeditation’, GalleryVeda,Chennai,in2012-13;‘A CalligraphyofTouchandGaze’byKalakritiArtGalleryatICIA,Mumbai,in 2008;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2007;theCentreofInternational ModernArt(CIMA),Kolkata,in2006;andBosePacia,NewYork,in2002. Chowdhury’sworkshavebeenexhibitedinseveralgroupshowsincluding ‘IdeasoftheSublime’,presentedbyVadehraArtGalleryatLalitKala Akademi,NewDelhi,in2013;‘Figure/Landscape:PartTwo’,AiconGallery, London,in2010-11;‘Dali’sElephant’,AiconGallery,London,‘PaperTrails’, VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,‘PrettyUgly’,BosePacia,Kolkata,‘Image andsymbol:PaintersPerception’,AakritArtGallery,Kolkata,in2010;‘ModernContinuous’,Galerie88,Kolkata,in2009;‘Inverting,Inventing, Traditions’,GrosvenorVadehra,London,in2007;DrawingShowanActofArtII’,PriyasriArtGallery,Mumbai,in2006;thosebySaffronartand PundoleArtGallery,NewYork,in2002and2001;the‘FestivalofIndia’Geneva,in1989;theIIHavanaBiennale,in1986;andtheSaoPauloBiennale, in1979.HewasawardedtheKalidasSammanbytheMadhyaPradeshStateGovernmentin2001,theShiromaniAward,Kolkata,in1997,andthePrix leFrancedelaJeunePeinturein1966.TheartistlivesandworksinShantiniketan,WestBengal.
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BorninAndhraPradesh,LaxmaGoudstudiedattheCollegeofFineArtsand ArchitectureinHyderabadandattheFacultyofFineArtsofM.S.UniversityinBaroda. Goudhasexhibitedwidely,bothwithinandoutsideIndia.Hissoloshowsincludeones heldatArtAliveGallery,NewDelhiin2012;ArtMusings,Mumbaiin2011;theAicon Gallery,London,in2009;Gallerie88,Kolkata,in2009;IndianContemporaryArt (ICA),Jaipur,in2008;GallerySpace,Hyderabad,in2008,andtheGuildArtGallery, Mumbai,2006and2003.Hisworkshavebeenpartofgroupexhibitionsincluding thoseheldatSakshiGallery,Mumbaiin2012;AiconGallery,NewYorkin2011-12;Art MusingsatJehangirArtGallery,Mumbai,in2008;Galerie88Kolkata,in2007;Priyasri ArtGallery,Mumbai,in2006;bySaffronartandApparaoGalleries,LosAngeles,2001; SaffronartHongkong2001,SaffronartandPundoleArtGallery,NewYork,2001and 2002;CentreofInternationalModernArt(CIMA),Kolkata,andtheNationalGalleryofModernArt(NGMA),New Delhi,1993;‘FestivalofIndia’,Geneva,1987;andWorcesterArtMuseum,1986.GoudreceivedtheAndhraPradesh StateLalitKalaAcademyawardsin1962,1966and1971.TheartistlivesandworksinHyderabad.
Bornin1925,inLahore,KrishenKhannaworkedasabankerwhilehestudied paintingasaparttimeprogrammeattheMayoSchoolofArt.Ajobtransfer broughthimincloseproximitywiththemembersoftheProgressiveArtists’Group inMumbai,wherehechosetopursueafull-timecareerasanartist.In1962-63 KhannareceivedafellowshipfromtheRockefellerCouncil,NewYorkandwas artist-in-residenceattheAmericanUniversity,WashingtonDC.In2010,Saffronart hostedaretrospectiveofhisworkattheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi.Hisother soloexhibitionsincludethoseheldbySaffronartinassociationwithOsborne SamuelandBerkeleySquareGalleryattheRoyalAcademy,London,in2007; SaffronartandBerkeleySquareGallery,London,in2005;PundoleArtGallery, Mumbai2004;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,1994;andKumarArtGallery,New Delhi,2001,1966,64,60,59and58.HisworkswerealsoincludedinexhibitionsheldbySaffronartandPundole ArtGallery,NewYork,in2001and2002.In2011,theGovernmentofIndiaawardedhimwiththePadmaBhushan; in2004hereceivedtheLalitKalaRatnafromthePresidentofIndia;andin1997hereceivedtheKalaRatnafrom theAllIndiaFineArtsandCraftsSociety,NewDelhi.KhannalivesandworksinNewDelhi.
LaxmanShreshthawasborninNepalin 1939.Aftersecuringadegreeatthe UniversityofPatna,theaspiringartist movedtoMumbaitojointheSirJ.JSchool ofArtwherehedidadiplomainpainting (1957-62).LaterhewenttoEuropeto furtherhonehisskillsattheEcole NationaledesBeauxArtsinParisfollowed byastintatLondon’sCentralSchoolofArt (1970).HealsostudiedattheAcademie GrandeChaumiere,S.W.Hayter’sAtelier 17,Paris(1964-67)apartfromundertakingastudytourtoBaltimoreand SanFranciscoin1971.HisdebutexhibitiontookplaceatMumbai’sTajArt Gallery(1963),whichledtoseveralshowsinIndiaandinternationally. AmonghisselectedsoloexhibitaretheonesatJehangirArtGallery,Mumbai(2008,2003,1994);‘Elaborations’,RecentworksinBlackandWhite, PundoleArtGallery,Mumbai(2007);‘InauguralShow’,PrithviArtGallery,Mumbai(1994);GalleryChemould,Mumbai(1968);andashowat TribhuwanCollege,Kathmandu,Nepalalmostfivedecadesago.Hisselectedgroupshowsare'Aqua',GalleryBeyond,Mumbai,'OneEyeSees,the OtherFeels',TheViewingRoom,Mumbai(bothin2012);'PointandLinetoPlaneVI',GalleryBeyond(2008);‘TributetoPicasso’,GuildArtGallery, Mumbai(2002);‘AspectsofModernIndianpainting’,courtesySaffronartandPundole,MetropolitanPavilion,NewYork(2002,2001);‘Ideasand Images–PartIV',NGMA,Mumbai(2002);‘TheSearch’,Apparao-WallaceGalleries,NewYork(1997);‘ImageBeyondImage’,GlenbarraArtMuseum Collection,Japan,NGMA(1997);50YearsofFreedomofExpression’,JehangirGallery(1997);25YearsofIndianArt,RabindraBhavan,Delhi(1972); BaltimoreandSanFrancisco(1971);MaisonsdesBeauxArts,Paris(1966);SalledelaPresse,FrenchForeignMinistry,Paris(1966);and‘Inaugural Exhibition’,GalleryChemould(1963).Shreshtha'sabstractworksarebothsensuousandmeditativeintheirshiftsandbalancesofcolour.Though abstract,hispaintingshaveasenseofintrigueinthem,thatleavestheobserver,andShreshthahimself,asheconfesses,tryingtounderstandtheshades ofmeaningtheypresent.TheartistlivesandworksinMumbai.
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Bornin1941,inPunjab,BawastudiedattheCollegeofArt,NewDelhi,and thenattheLondonSchoolofPrinting.Duringhisstayabroad,from1967to 1971,heheldhisfirstsoloexhibitioninLondonandSpain.Hislastsoloshows includethoseattheNehruCentreandAirGallery,London,organizedby SakshiArtGallery,Mumbai,GalleryMaya,London,in2005;PaletteArtGallery, NewDelhi,in2005,SakshiArtGallery,Mumbai,IndianContemporary,Hong Kong,in2002;andBosePacia,NewYork,in2000.Bawa’sworkshavealsobeen partofmanygroupshowsincluding‘Freedom2008’attheCentrefor InternationalModernArt(CIMA),Kolkata,in2008;‘InTransitIII’presented bySakshiArtGalleryatAlexanderOchsGalleries,Berlin,in2005;‘TheMargi andtheDesi’atGalleryEspace,NewDelhi,in2004;‘FourContemporary Artists’atGalleryEspace,NewDelhiin1998;‘Wounds’atCIMA,KolkataandtheNationalGalleryofModern Art(NGMA),NewDelhi,in1993;theGreyArtGallery,NewYork,in1985;theRoyalAcademy,London,in 1982;andtheHirshhornMuseum,WashingtonDC,in1982.Exhibitionsthathaveincludedhiswork posthumouslyinclude‘Kalpana:FigurativeArtinIndia’presentedbytheIndianCouncilforCulturalRelations(ICCR)atAiconGallery,London; ‘TracingTime’atBodhiArt,Mumbai’and‘InMemorium’attheNationalGalleryofModernArt(NGMA),NewDelhi,allin2009.Bawalivedand workedinNewDelhi,tillhepassedawayin2008.
BorninGujarat,ManuParekhstudiedatSirJ.J.SchoolofArt,Mumbai.Hehasbeen exhibitingsince1967andhismostrecentsoloshowsincludethoseheldatArtAlive Gallery,Gurgaon2012;TaoArtGallery,Mumbai,in2010and'09;BerkeleySquare Gallery,London,in2006;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2004,1994and1991; JehangirArtGalleryandTaoArtGallery,Mumbai,in2003;SakshiGallery,Bangalore,in 1999;ARKSGallery,London,in1997;BosePacia,NewYork,in1996;andDhoomimal ArtGallery,NewDelhi,in1988,'85,'81,'76,'75and'74.Aretrospectiveofhisworkwas heldin1992inKolkata,NewDelhiandMumbai.Hisworkshavealsobeenfeaturedin severalgroupshowsincludingthoseheldatArtAliveGallery,Gurgaonin2012;Gallery Threshold,NewDelhi,in2011,'10;TaoArtGallery,Mumbai,2010,'09and'08;Nature Morte,NewDelhi,in2004;Saffronart,HongKong,in2001andLakeerenArtGallery, Mumbai,in1977.HehasalsoparticipatedintheIIIandIVTriennalesofNewDelhi,in1975and1978.TheGovernment ofIndiaawardedhimthePadmaShriin1990.HereceivedtheNationalAwardfromtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi, in1982,andthePresidentofIndia’sSilverPlaquein1972.ManuParekhlivesandworksinNewDelhi.
BorninPandharpur,Maharashtra,in1915,Husain movedtoMumbaiin1937wherehesustained himselfbypaintingcinemahoardingsand designingfurnitureandtoys.Aself-taughtartist, HusainwasinvitedtojointheProgressiveArtists Groupin1947byF.N.Souzaafterhisfirstpublic exhibitionofpaintings.Mostrecently,hiswork hasbeenfeaturedinsoloshowsincluding‘M.F. Husain:EarlyMasterpieces1950s-1970satthe DavidWintonBellGallery,Providencein2010; ‘EpicIndia’atthepeabodyEssexMuseum,Salem, in2006-07;and‘EarlyMasterpieces1950-70s,atAsiaHouseGallery,London,in 2006.HusainwasnominatedtotheRajyaSabha,India’sUpperHouseof Parliamentin1986-92,duringwhichhepictoriallyrecordeditsevents,whichwere thenpublishedin1994.TheGovernmentofIndiaawardedhimwithaPadmaShri in1966,aPadmaBhushanin1973andPadmaVibhushanin1991,allhighcivilianhonours.In1971,Husainwasinvitedtoexhibitasaspecialinvitee withPabloPicassoattheSaoPauloBiennale,Brazil.In2004,hewasawardedtheLalitKalaRatnabytheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi.Husian passedawayinLondonin2011.
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Bornin1965,hestudiedattheGovernmentCollegeofArts&Crafts,Kolkata,andtheCollegeofArt,NewDelhi.Averyskilledartist,hewieldsa ruggedpalette,andisextremelyversatileinhistreatmentofcolourandtexture.Hehasheldmanysoloshows,includingexhibitionsatJehangirArt GalleryinMumbai,GallerieGaneshainNewDelhiandGalleryKatayuninKolkata.HehasparticipatedinvariousgroupshowsliketheNationalArt ExhibitioninJaipur,KalaMela,LalitKalaAcademyinNewDelhi,andtheCitibankGroupShowinMumbai.Besidesotheraccolades,hehasalso receivedtheNationalScholarshipfromtheGovernmentofIndiaandtheAllIndiaMiniSculptureExhibitionAwardfromAIFACS.Hegradually movedfromatmosphericscenerytorepresentationsofthehumanform.Hismorerecentpaintingsareboldandgraphic,withastrongcolorand unusualcropping.Hisworksareinanumberofcollections,includingtheBritishMuseum,andtheNationalGalleryofModernArt,NewDelhi.In earlyyearshedidmanywatercolorsofdifferentlocations.
ParitoshSenwasbornin1918inDhaka.Aftercompletinghisdiploma inFineArtsfromtheGovernmentCollegeofArtsandCrafts, Chennai,hemovedtoCalcuttain1942,whereheandagroupof friendsformedtheCalcuttaGroup,anassociationofartiststhatsought toincorporatecontemporaryvaluesinIndianart.In1949,heleftfor Paristostudyfurther,attending,amongotherinstitutes,theEcoledes BeauxArts.HereceivedaFellowshipfor1970-'71fromtheJohnD. RockefellerIIIFund.Aprolificwriter,Senhaspublishedmanyworks inbothBengaliandinEnglish,includingaseriesofautobiographical vignettestitled'JindabaharLane'.Hisworkshavebeenexhibitedin Indiaandinternationally,inParis,London,Germany,Tokyoandinthe US.ParitoshSenpassedawayinOctober2008.
BorninSimlain1924,RamKumarstudiedartwhileworkingonaMaster’sdegreeinEconomicsfromSt.StephensCollege,NewDelhi.In1949he leftforParistostudypaintingunderAndreLhoteandin1950hejoinedAtelierFernandLeger,returningtoIndiathreeyearslater.In1970hereceived theJ.D.RockefellerIIIFundFellowship.Since1949,RamKumarhasexhibitedregularlyinIndiaandinternationally.Someofhissoloshowsinclude thoseatAiconGallery,NewYork,in2013;ChemouldPrescottRoad,Mumbaiin2008;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhiin2012,2010-11,09,08,06, 05,03,01,00,1993and92;AiconGallery,NewYorkin2013and2007,PundoleArtGallery,Mumbaiin2005,1999,92,90,86,84,83,78,76,73and 71;ArksGallery,Londonin1997;andGrosvenorGallery,Londonin1966.In2002,SaffronartandPundoleArtGalleryorganizedashowofhiswork inMumbai,NewDelhi,SanFranciscoandNewYork.OtherretrospectivesofhisworkhavebeenheldattheNationalGalleryofModernArt,New Delhiin1994and1993;JehangirArtGallery,Mumbaiin1993;andtheBirlaMuseum,Kolkatain1980.In1972theGovernmentofIndiaawarded himwiththePadmaShri,oneofitshighestCivilianhonors.TheMadhyaPradeshStateGovernmentawardedhimwiththeKalidasSammanin1985, andforhiswriting,hereceivedtheUttarPradeshStateGovernmentawardin1975.RamKumarlivedandworkedinNewDelhi,tillhepassedaway inApril2018.
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Sadequain(1923-1987) BornonJune30,1923toafamilyofcalligraphers,SyedSadequainAhmedNaqvialso oftenreferredtoasSadequain,wasaPakistaniartist,bestknownforhisskillsasa calligrapherandapainter.Heisconsideredasoneofthefinestpaintersandcalligraphers Pakistanhaseverproduced.Hewasalsoapoet,writinghundredsofruba?iyatinthestyle ofOmarKhayyamandSarmadKashani.Inlate1940shejoinedtheProgressiveWriters andArtistsMovement.HistruetalentwasdiscoveredbyHuseynShaheedSuhrawardy whobroughtSadequainintothelimelight.HealsospentsometimeinParisaugmenting hisskills.Sadequainreceivedmuchpraiseforhiscalligraphicstyle,whichiswidely considerediconicbymanycriticsofSouthAsianart.Sadequainwaspartofabroader IslamicartmovementthatemergedindependentlyacrossNorthAfricaandpartsofAsia inthe1950sandknownasthehurufiyahartmovement.Hurufiyahreferstotheattempt byartiststocombinetraditionalartforms,notablycalligraphyasagraphicelementwithinacontemporaryartwork. Sadequainisapioneerofthestyle,bringingcalligraphyintoamainstreamartform,andinfluencingsubsequent generationsofPakistaniartists.Sadequainwasthemostprolificpainterintheperiodfollowingtheindependenceof Pakistanin1947.Hewasconstantlyatworkandheworkedonlargescale.Herepeatedlystatedthathewasnotinterested indecoratingdrawingroomsofrichandpowerful.Heworkedonlargemuralsforpublicbuildings,symbolicofthe collectivelabourofhumanity,andhisworkwasmostlydonatedtothepublic.Sadequaininhisownwordswasprimarily apainteroffigureswithallegoricalsignificance.HepassedawayonFebruary10,1987inKarachi,Pakistan.
BorninKolkata,SaktiBurmangraduatedfromtheGovernmentCollegeofArtsandCrafts,Kolkata,in 1956andthenwentontostudyattheEcoleNationaleSuperieuredesBeauxArtsinParis,where,in1956, hewonthePrixdesEtrangers.Someofthemostrecentsoloshowsofhisworkincludearetrospectiveat theLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,JehangirArtGallery,Mumbai,VictoriaMemorialHall,Kolkataand MaisondeI’Unesco,in2008.Burman’sworkshavealsobeenfeaturedatvariousotherinternationalgallery exhibitions;includingattheRandPalais,Paris,in1975and1994;andattheFrenchBiennalesin1963, 1965and1967.TheartistlivesandworksinParis.
SatishGujral(1925-2020)
SatishGujralwasborninPunjabandtrainedattheMayo SchoolofArtinLahore,theSirJ.J.SchoolofArt,Mumbai,and thePalacioNationaldeBelleArtsinMexico.Intheearly 1950s,heservedasanapprenticetoDiegoRivieraandDavid AlfaroSiqueiros,bothrenownedMexicanmuralists.The GovernmentofIndiahonoredhimwiththePadmaVibhushan in1998,andin2004hereceivedtheLalitKalaRatnaPuraskar fromtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi.Hehaswonthe NationalAwardthrice:twiceforpaintingandoncefor sculpture.HehasalsobeenhonoredbythestatesofDelhiand PunjabaswellasbySantiniketanwithitshighesthonor,the‘Desikottama’.Severalsoloandgroupexhibitionsofhis workshavebeenheldaroundtheworldincludinginNewDelhi,Mumbai,Kolkata,Chicago,Madrid,Tokyo,Rome,MexicoCity,andNewYork. GujralpassedawayonMarch26,2020,inNewDelhiattheageof94.
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Bornin1922inBabaria,MadhyaPradesh,RazagraduatedfromtheNagpur SchoolofArtin1943andtheSirJ.J.SchoolofArt,Mumbaiin1947.Hewas oneofthefoundingmembersoftheProgressiveArtists’Groupin1948.After receivingaFrenchGovernmentScholarshipin1950heleftforEcole NationaledesBeauxArts,Paris,wherehewasawardedthePrixdela Critiquein1956.In1962heservedasavisitinglecturerattheUniversityof CaliforniainBerkeley,USA.Razahasseveralsoloexhibitionstohiscredit, including‘Paysage:SelectWorks1950s-1970s’,‘Parikrama:AroundGandhi’, VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2014;‘Shabd-Bindu’,AkarPrakar, Kolkata,in2013;‘Vistaar’,ArtMusingsandJehangirArtGallery,Mumbai,in 2012-13,‘BinduVistaar’,GrosvenorGallery,London,in2012; ‘Punarangman’,VadehraArtGalleryandLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,in2011;‘Ones’atVadehraArtGallery, NewDelhi,in2011and2010;TaoArtGallery,Mumbai,2008and2006;andSaffronartandBerkeleySquare Gallery,LondonandNewYork,2005.In2007SaffronartheldamajorretrospectiveofhisworkinNewYork. Raza’sworkhasbeenexhibitedinseveralgroupexhibitionsincludingthoseatAiconGallery,NewYorkandLondon,in2014,13,12,11,10;the MuseumofFineArt,Boston,in2009;GrosvenorGallery,London,Mumbai,2004;SaffronartandPundoleArtGallery,NewYork,2001and2002;and Saffronart,HongKongandLosAngeles,2001amongseveralothers.RazareceivedaLalitKalaRatnafromtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhiin 2004,andaPadmaBhushanandPadmaShrifromtheGovernmentofIndiain2007and1981respectively.TheMadhyaPradeshStateGovernment alsoawardedhimwiththeKalidasSammanin1996-97.RazalivedandworkedinParisandGorbio,France,till2011.TheartistpassedawayinNew DelhiinJuly2016.
ASriLankanbyorigin,Senakaattainedfameearlyinlifeasaprodigyforhisworks ofart.Heheldhisfirstinternationalsoloexhibitionattheageoften,inNewYork. Althoughhepaintedcopiouslyandheldmanyshowsbothinhisnativecountryas wellasabroad,itwasonlyafterhewenttoYaleschoolforgraduationinArtand Architecturedidherealizethathistruecallinglayinthefieldofart.Forthepast decade,Senanayakehasconcentratedhisartasamediumforenvironmentaladvocacy: depictingbeautifulscenesfromtherainforesttopromotepublicawarenessof environmentaldegradationinhisnativeSriLankaandaroundtheworld.Senanayake's workshowsaferventpassionfornature'sbeautyandagreatknowledgeoftheflora andfaunaoftherainforest.HisworkhasbeenshownatmostpartsofEuropeand SouthAsiawithcriticalacclaim.Tilldatehehasmorethan100soloshowstohis credit,andnumerousgroupshowsinthecountriesofEurope,China,Australia,Japan,Singapore,Czechoslovakia, KoreaandEgypttonameafew.HisworkhasbeendocumentedbyMetroGoldwyn,BritishMovietoneNews,BBC TV,London,YeoSooTV,SouthKorea,TVAustria,andStarTV,India.Variousjournals,magazinesandnewspaperssuch asTheNewYorkSundayTimes,WashingtonPost,LondonTimes,WeserKurier,Germany,UNESCOFeatures,Paris, NationalGeographicMagazine,AsiaWeekandmanyothers,havedevotedtheirmediumstodocumentSenaka’swork. HeLivesandworksinSriLanka.
Vaikuntamwasbornin1942inAndhraPradesh.HestudiedattheCollegeofFineArtsand ArchitectureinHyderabad.In1971,hewontheLalitKalaAkademiFellowshiptostudyat theM.S.University,Baroda.Hehashadseveralsoloandgroupshowsinternationallyandin India,includingNewDelhi,MumbaiandcitiesinSouthIndia.Hisrecentsoloshowsinclude the2011‘Metamorphosis:TheChangingWorldofThotaVaikuntam’attheArtAliveGallery inNewDelhi,aswellasthe2011‘Memoiredupasse1979-1999’attheLatitude28gallery, NewDelhi.HisworkshavealsobeenexhibitedinNewYork,London,Birminghamand Kassel.HisworkwasshownattheVIITriennale,NewDelhi,andhehasalsoexhibitedwith SaffronartinLosAngelesandHongKongin2001.VaikuntamwontheBharatBhavan BiennaleAward,Bhopalin1988,aswellastheNationalAwardforPaintingfromthe GovernmentofIndiain1993.TheartistlivesandworksinHyderabad.
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